Belgrano III Base
Belgrano III Base
Base Belgrano III | |
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| Coordinates: 77°54′02″S 45°47′01″W / 77.9006°S 45.7836°W | |
| Region | Filchner Ice Shelf |
| Location | Berkner Island |
| Established | 30 January 1980 |
| Evacuated | 15 January 1984 |
| Named after | Manuel Belgrano |
| Government | |
| • Type | Administration |
| • Body | Instituto Antártico Argentino |
| Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| Active times | All year-round |
| Facilities | List
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Belgrano III Base (Spanish: Base Belgrano III) was a permanent, all year-round Argentine Antarctic base and scientific research station named after General Manuel Belgrano, one of the Libertadores and the creator of the Argentine Flag. It was located on Berkner Island on the Filchner Ice Shelf.
At the time of its inauguration it was Argentina's southernmost permanent base. It was shut down in 1984 over safety concerns due to it being built on increasingly unstable ice, which endangered both personnel and equipment.