Refuge Emílio Goeldi Explained

Refuge Emílio Goeldi
Native Name:Refúgio Emílio Goeldi
Settlement Type:Antarctic refuge
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Coordinates:-61.2225°N -55.3675°W
Subdivision Type:Country
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Subdivision Name1:Elephant Island
South Shetland Islands
Antarctica
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Subdivision Name3:Brazilian Antarctic Program
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Refuge Emílio Goeldi (Portuguese: Refúgio Emílio Goeldi) is a Brazilian Antarctic summer facility named after the Swiss-Brazilian naturalist and zoologist Émil Goeldi. Built in 1988, the structure is located on Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

The structure can accommodate up to six scientists for up to 40 days,[1] and depends both logistically and administratively on Comandante Ferraz station. It and Refuge Astronomer Cruls, located on Nelson Island, constitute the basic infrastructure to support the Brazilian Antarctic Program in Antarctica.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: XXIII RAPAL. Programa Antartico Brasileiro. 2002. Dirección Nacional del Antártico - Instituto Antártico Argentino. 3.