Gabriel de Castilla Base

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Gabriel de Castilla Base
Antarctic base
Base Antártica Española del Ejército de Tierra, Gabriel de Castilla
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Gabriel de Castilla Base in 2013
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Gabriel de Castilla Base
Location of Gabriel de Castilla Base in Antarctica
Coordinates: 62°58′37″S60°40′31″W / 62.976951°S 60.675305°W / -62.976951; -60.675305
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Location in Antarctica Deception Island
South Shetland Islands
Established20 December 1989 (1989-12-20)
Named for Gabriel de Castilla
Elevation
[1]
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2017) [1]
  Summer
33
  Winter
0
UN/LOCODE AQ GDC
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Geomagnetism
  • Marine biology
  • Geology
  • Seismology

Gabriel de Castilla Base [2] is a Spanish research station located on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The station was constructed in late 1989. [3] [4] The station is named for Gabriel de Castilla, a 17th-century Spanish navigator and, according to some reports, the first person to sight mainland Antarctica. [5]

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References

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  2. Campaña Antártica. [2019-01-18].
  3. "Gabriel de Castilla: Descubriendo la Antártida". Casa de Palencia en Madrid (in Spanish). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. "BAE Gabriel de Castilla" (in Spanish). Spanish National Research Council. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010.
  5. Vázquez de Acuña, Isidoro. Don Gabriel de Castilla primer avistador de la Antártica en Revista de Marina 1993 N° 2, Valparaíso: Armada de Chile.