ECARE

For other uses, see ecare (disambiguation).

Ruperto Elichiribehety Station
Antarctic base
Estación Científica Antártica Ruperto Elichiribehety
Ruperto Elichiribehety Station is the building atop on the left
Nickname:  ECARE
Ruperto Elichiribehety Station Location of Ruperto Elichiribehety Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 63°24′09″S 56°59′27″W
Country	Uruguay
Location in Antarctica	Hope Bay Trinity Peninsula
Administered by	Uruguayan Antarctic Institute
Established	December 1997 (1997-12)
Population
• Total	7
Type	Seasonal
Period	Summer
Status	Operational

ECARE, Spanish-language acronym for Estación Científica Antártica Ruperto Elichiribehety, is a Uruguayan summer station established by the Uruguayan Antarctic Institute on Dec 22nd, 1997 in the Antarctic Peninsula.

ECARE is located in Hut Cove, South East of Hope Bay in the North East part of the Antarctica Peninsula (63°24′09″S 56°59′28″W) next to the Argentinian Esperanza Base. The Station can accommodate 7 people, and it is dedicated to support scientific projects in the surrender areas. It was a former British Station D, known as Trinity House.

It's named in honor of Ruperto Elichiribehety, Uruguayan Navy Lieutenant who in 1916 led the Uruguayan Expedition attempting to rescue the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition lost in Elephant Island.

See also

• List of Antarctic research stations
• List of Antarctic field camps

External links

• The 2007 ROU 4 Artigas, Uruguayan ship supporting ECARE
• A Cristy Trembly report on her visit to Artigas and ECARE bases in 2000.