ECARE
Ruperto Elichiribehety Station | |
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| 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 / 63.402478°S 56.990707°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Location in Antarctica | Hope Bay Trinity Peninsula |
| Administered by | Uruguayan Antarctic Institute |
| Established | 22 December 1997 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7 |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
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 seven people, and it is dedicated to support scientific projects in the surrounding area. It was formerly the British Station D, known as Trinity House.[1]
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[citation needed] that was lost on Elephant Island.
See also
References
- ^ "Hope Bay Station D". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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.
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