ECARE explained

Ruperto Elichiribehety Station
Native Name:Estación científica antártica Ruperto Elichiribehety
Native Name Lang:es
Other Name:Station D
Settlement Type:Antarctic research station
Nickname:ECARE
Pushpin Map:Antarctica
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Antarctica
Pushpin Relief:y
Subdivision Type:Region
Subdivision Name:Antarctic Peninsula
Subdivision Type1:Location
Subdivision Name1:Near Hut Cove
Established Title:Established
Established Title1:Transferred
Extinct Title:Closed
Named For:Ruperto Elichiribehety
Government Type:Administration
Governing Body:Uruguayan Antarctic Institute
Elevation M:2.8
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2017
Population Blank1 Title:Summer
Population Blank1:7
Population Blank2 Title:Winter
Population Blank2:0
Code1 Name:UN/LOCODE
Blank Name Sec1:Active times
Blank Info Sec1:Every summer
Blank1 Name Sec1:Activities
Blank2 Name Sec1:Facilities

The Estación Científica Antártica Ruperto Elichiribehety (English: Ruperto Elichiribehety Antarctic Scientific Station; better known in English by its Spanish acronym ECARE) is an Uruguay summer research station in Antarctica, established by the Uruguayan Antarctic Institute on December 22, 1997 on the Antarctic Peninsula.

ECARE is located in Hut Cove, southeast of Hope Bay in the northeastern part of the Antarctic Peninsula, next to the Argentinian Esperanza Base.The Station can accommodate eight people,[1] and it is dedicated to support scientific projects in the surrounding area. It was formerly the British Station D, known as Trinity House.[2]

The station is named in honour of Ruperto Elichiribehety, a Uruguayan Navy Lieutenant who, in 1916, led the Uruguayan Expedition attempting to rescue the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition that was lost on Elephant Island.

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  1. catalogue . Antarctic Station Catalogue . August 2017 . . 978-0-473-40409-3 . 153 . 16 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022102847/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61073506e9b0073c7eaaf464/t/611497cc1ece1b43f0eeca8a/1628739608968/COMNAP_Antarctic_Station_Catalogue.pdf . 22 October 2022 . live.
  2. Web site: Hope Bay Station D. British Antarctic Survey. 12 August 2018.