Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base

Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base, named after the king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, (Spanish: Base Antártica Española Juan Carlos Primero) is a seasonal (November to March) scientific station operated by Spain, opened in January 1988. Situated on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

Location

The base is located at which is on the coast of Española Cove, South Bay, in the northern foothills of Mount Reina Sofía, and 2.7 km south-southwest of the Bulgarian base St. Kliment Ohridski. The two bases are linked by a 5.5 km overland route via Johnsons Glacier, Charrua Gap, Contell Glacier and Krum Rock.

See also

• Livingston Island
• Camp Byers

Maps

• Isla Livingston: Península Hurd. Mapa topográfico de escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1991.
• L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation

External links

• Marine Technology Unit: Juan Carlos I
• COMNAP Antarctic Facilities
• COMNAP Antarctic Facilities Map

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).