President Eduardo Frei Montalva ( Spanish Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva ) is the most important Chilean research station in Antarctica . Opened in 1969 as a meteorological base, the modern name - since 1990 .
| Antarctic Station | |
| President Eduardo Frey Montalva | |
|---|---|
| Status | acting |
| A country |  Chile |
| Established | 1990 |
| Population | 80 in winter, 120 in summer |
| Weather site height | 10 m |
| Coordinates | |
Located on the island of Waterloo (King George) , 2.5 km from the Chinese station " Changcheng " and 960 km from Cape Horn .
The station is located on an ice-free surface, at an altitude of 10 meters above sea level, 200 meters from the Russian Bellingshausen station. Also nearby are the stations: General Artigas ( Uruguay ), King Sejong ( Republic of Korea ), Jubani ( Argentina ), Comandante Ferras ( Brazil ), Henryk Arztowski ( Poland ) and Machu Picchu ( Peru ). Further south, on the island of Leipzig (Nelson), is the station Eco-Nelson (Eco-Nelson, Czech Republic ). 50 kilometers from the station, on Greenwich Island , is the Chilean station Captain Arturo Prat .
The station has a runway of 1300 meters in length, which serves all neighboring stations.
In summer, up to 150 people work at the station; in winter, about 80 people remain.
The average temperature in July is −6.3 ° C, in January 1.4 ° C, and the average annual temperature −2.4 ° C. Average rainfall: maximum in March, 62.5 mm, minimum in July 18.2 mm; the average annual is 405 mm.
Administratively (territorial claims in the territory located south of 60 ° south latitude are not recognized by the world community) the station is located in the municipality of Antarctica (province of Antarctica-Chilena , region Magallanes-i-la-Antarctica-Chilena ).
See also
- List of polar stations in Antarctica