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Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base

Juan Carlos I Station
Base Antártica Española Juan Carlos I
Antarctic base
The all-new facilities of Juan Carlos I Base in 2011.
The all-new facilities of Juan Carlos I Base in 2011.
Official seal of Juan Carlos I Station
Seal
Location of Juan Carlos I Station in Antarctica
Location of Juan Carlos I Station in Antarctica
Juan Carlos I Station
Location of Juan Carlos I Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 62°39′47″S 60°23′17″W / 62.663138°S 60.387992°W / -62.663138; -60.387992
Country Spain
Location in AntarcticaHurd Peninsula
Livingston Island
South Shetland Islands
Administered bySpanish National Research Council
Established8 January 1988 (1988-01-08)
Named forJuan Carlos I
Elevation
[1]
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
27
 • Winter
0
UN/LOCODEAQ JCP
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Climatology
  • Geocryology
  • Geodesy
  • Geomorphology
  • Glaciology
  • Limnology
  • Hydrology
WebsiteConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)

Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base, named after the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I (Spanish: Base Antártica Española Juan Carlos Primero), is a seasonal (November to March) scientific station operated by Spain, opened in January 1988. Situated on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

The base is controlled by the Marine Technology Unit of the Spanish National Research Council and is 20 miles away from the Spanish Antarctic base Gabriel de Castilla.

The base has undergone several renovations, the closest remodeling was completed in 2018 and it was inaugurated by the Science Minister, Pedro Duque, on February 2, 2019. This latest renovation involved the construction of "new facilities [that] have allowed it to double its capacity, up to 51 people, and increase the space available for scientific and technical personnel in laboratories."[2]

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Pedro Duque inaugura la remodelación de una base en la Antártida". EFE futuro (in European Spanish). 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
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