Arturo Parodi Station | |
Official Name: | Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister Base |
Native Name: | Estación polar Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Antarctic research station |
Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Antarctica |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Subdivision Type: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Ellsworth Land |
Subdivision Type1: | Location |
Subdivision Name1: | Patriot Hills |
Established Title: | Established |
Extinct Title: | Removed |
Named For: | Arturo Parodi Alister |
Government Type: | Administration |
Governing Body: | Instituto Antártico Chileno |
Elevation M: | 880 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Summer |
Population Blank1: | Up to 25 |
Population Blank2 Title: | Winter |
Population Blank2: | 0 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Active times |
Blank Info Sec1: | Every summer |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Activities |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Facilities |
Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister Base was a Chilean Antarctic research base located in the claimed Chilean Antarctic Territory. It was inaugurated on December 7, 1999, and was located about 1 km from the Patriot Hills Base Camp, operated by the American private company Adventure Network International (now Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions LLC), together with a blue ice aerodrome. After the transfer to the Union glacier of the operations of the company in November 2010, the base was disarmed and transferred to the Union glacier at the end of 2013.[1] It operated from November to December every two years by the Air Force of Chile with a population of 25 people, but could provide life support to 40 people.[2]