Iquique Cove Greenwich Island South Shetland Islands
Administered by
Chilean Navy
Established
6 February 1947 (1947-02-06)
Named for
Arturo Prat
Elevation
[1]
0 m (0 ft)
Population
(2017)[1]
• Summer
30
• Winter
8
UN/LOCODE
AQ APT
Type
All-year round
Period
Annual
Status
Operational
Activities
Ionospheric and meteorologic research
Website
Base Arturo Prat INACH
Captain Arturo Prat Base (Spanish: Base Naval Antártica "Arturo Prat") is a Chilean Antarctic research station located at Iquique Cove, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Opened February 6, 1947 by the First Chilean Antarctic Expedition, it is the oldest Chilean Antarctic station. Until March 1, 2006, it was a base of the Chilean Navy, on which date it was handed over to the regional government of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. Until February 2004, it had been a permanent base. Afterwards, it had served as a summer base for ionospheric and meteorologic research. There have been plans to reopen the station for permanent occupation starting March 2008. The base is named for Captain Arturo Prat, a Chilean naval officer.
^ abAntarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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