Petrel Base
Antarctic base
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The Petrel Base (Spanish: Base Petrel) is a permanent Argentine scientific station located on Dundee Island, in the Joinville Group, Graham Land which is a part of the Argentinian claim on Antarctica.[3]
Petrel Station
Base Petrel | |
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  Petrel Station Location of Petrel Base in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 63°28′41″S 56°13′44″W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Location in Antarctica | Dundee Island Joinville Group Graham Land Antarctica |
| Established | 22 February 1967 |
| Named after | Petrel / Procellariidae |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 25 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | Geology |
Petrel Skiway | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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  Petrel Skiway Location of airfield in Antarctica | |||||||||||
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The base, which is 18m above sea level, is 37 km from Esperanza Station and over 1300km from port Ushuaia.[4]
