Refuge Engineer Wiltgen

Refuge Engineer Wiltgen
Refúgio Engenheiro Wiltgen
Research station
Refuge Engineer Wiltgen

Refuge Engineer Wiltgen, Elephant Island

Coordinates: Maps 61°01′S 55°13′W / 61.01°S 55.21°W / -61.01; -55.21Coordinates: Maps 61°01′S 55°13′W / 61.01°S 55.21°W / -61.01; -55.21
Country  Brazil
Territory Brazilian Antarctica
Established 3 February 1985
Population
 • Total 6
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)
Website www.mar.mil.br/secirm/proantar.htm

Refuge Engineer Wiltgen (Portuguese: Refúgio Engenheiro Wiltgen) was a Brazilian Antarctic summer installation named after Engineer João Aristides Wiltgen, founder of the Brazilian Institute for Antarctic Studies. Established on 3 February 1985, the structure was located on Elephant Island,[1] South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and depended both logistically and administratively on Comandante Ferraz station. It was dismantled during the summer 1997/98.

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References

  1. ↑ Viva Brazil. "PROANTAR". Viva Brazil. Retrieved 3 March 2012.


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