Misplaced Pages

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Petrel Base" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2017)

Petrel Station Base Petrel
Antarctic base
Petrel StationLocation of Petrel Base in Antarctica
Coordinates: 63°28′41″S 56°13′44″W / 63.477947°S 56.228753°W / -63.477947; -56.228753
Country	Argentina
Location in Antarctica	Dundee Island Joinville Group Graham Land Antarctica
Established	22 February 1967 (1967-02-22)
Named for	Petrel / Procellariidae
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population
• Summer	25
• Winter	0
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
Type	Seasonal
Period	Summer
Status	Operational
Activities	Geology

Petrel Skiway
IATA: none ICAO: SA47
Summary
Airport type	Private
Serves	Petrel Base
Location	Dundee Island
Time zone	(-4)
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	63°28′44″S 56°13′53″W / 63.478971°S 56.231277°W / -63.478971; -56.231277
Map
Petrel SkiwayLocation of airfield in Antarctica
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 3,485 1,062 Ice

The Petrel Base (Spanish: Base Petrel) is a non-permanent Argentine scientific station located on Dundee Island, in the Joinville Group, in Graham Land, part of the Argentinian claim on Antarctica.

History

Opened as a permanent base on 22 February 1967, it is being used as a temporary base since 1978.

See also

• Argentine Antarctica
• List of Antarctic research stations
• List of Antarctic field camps
• List of airports in Antarctica

References

1. ^ Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
2. "Petrel". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 16, 2018.

External links

• Fundación Marambio – Base Petrel (in Spanish)

• Earth sciences
• Geography
• Argentina

v t e Antarctica
Geography	Antarctic sea ice Climate Climate change Heat waves Ice shelves Geology Glaciers Mountains Tundra Volcanoes Regions Biogeographic realm Antarctic Peninsula East Antarctica ice sheet shield Extreme points Floristic Kingdom Islands South Pole South magnetic pole West Antarctica ice sheet Bodies of Water Antarctic/Southern Ocean Lake CECs Lake Mercer Lake Vostok List of rivers McMurdo Sound Ross Sea Weddell Sea Life Flora Microorganisms Wildlife Birds Mammals Krill
History	Expeditions Heroic Age World War II Colonization COVID-19 pandemic Years
Politics	Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs Military activity National programs Territorial claims Treaty System
Society	Antarctica Day Antarctic English Crime Demographics Economy Field camps Firefighting Flags Gateway cities Midwinter Day Protected areas Religion Research stations Telecommunications Time Tourism Transport Women
Famous explorers	Roald Amundsen Richard E. Byrd Douglas Mawson Ui-te-Rangiora (legendary) James Clark Ross Robert Falcon Scott Ernest Shackleton
Category Commons Index

v t e Argentine permanent bases in Antarctica operated by Instituto Antártico Argentino
Esperanza Belgrano II Carlini Marambio Orcadas San Martín

This Joinville Island group location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Outposts of Antarctica
• Argentine Antarctica
• Joinville Island group
• Outposts of Graham Land
• 1967 establishments in Antarctica
• Joinville Island group geography stubs