5209 x 3202 px | 44,1 x 27,1 cm | 17,4 x 10,7 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
7. Februar 2015
Ort:
Frei station, King George Island, Antarctica
Weitere Informationen:
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile. It is located at Fildes Peninsula, an ice-free area, in front of Fildes Bay (Maxwell Bay), west of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated alongside the Escudero Station and only 200 metres from the Russian Bellingshausen Station, its geographic coordinates are 62°12′0″S 58°57′51″W, with an altitude of 10 metres above sea-level. The base is located in the Chilean commune of Antártica, which is the Antarctic territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province, Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region). It has a 1300 meters long airstrip (Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Aerodrome, ICAO Code SCRM, with 50 intercontinental and 150 intracontinental flights each season, serving as a means of transport to many bases around. It also includes the Villa Las Estrellas residential area that has an hospital, a school, a bank, a small supermarket, etc. The maximum population during summer is of 150 people, and the average during winter is of about 80 people.
