Teniente Luis Carvajal Villaroel Antarctic Base
Carvajal Villaroel Antarctic Base
Base Teniente Luis Carvajal Villarroel Station T (until 1984) | |
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Carvajal Base taken in March 2004 | |
Carvajal Villaroel Antarctic Base Location in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 67°45′40″S 68°54′52″W / 67.7612°S 68.9144°W | |
| Region | Antarctic Peninsula |
| Location | Adelaide Island |
| Established | 3 February 1961 |
| Transferred | 14 August 1984 |
| Named after | Luis Tomás Carvajal Villarroel |
| Government | |
| • Type | Administration |
| • Body | INACH, Chile |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Summer | 46 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (CLT) |
| Active times | Every summer |
| Activities | List
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| Website | inach.cl |
The Teniente Luis Carvajal Villaroel Antarctic Base (Spanish: Teniente Carvajal) is a seasonal Chilean Antarctic base on the south-west tip of Adelaide Island, in Graham Land off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The nearest land is the Magallanes – the station is in the Antarctic territory claimed by Chile.