Base Primavera
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Primavera Base Base Primavera Estación Primavera |
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View of Primavera, austral summer of 2010
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 Primavera Base
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| Coordinates: 64°09′S 60°57′W / 64.150°S 60.950°WCoordinates: 64°09′S 60°57′W / 64.150°S 60.950°W | |
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 Argentina
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| Province | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands Province |
| Department | Antártida Argentina |
| Region | San Martín Land, Antarctic Peninsula |
| Location | Primavera Cape, Cierva Cove, Danco Coast |
| Settled | March 3, 1977 (1976–77 austral summer season) |
| Named for | Spanish: Cabo Primavera ("Primavera Cape") |
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| • Type | Directorate |
| • Body | Dirección Nacional del Antártico |
| • Operator | Instituto Antártico Argentino |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
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| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
| Type | Summer-only |
| Status | Active and operational |
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Primavera Base (Spanish: Base Primavera or sometimes Estación Primavera) is an Argentine Antarctic base and scientific research station. It is located on Primavera Cape, Cierva Cove, on San Martín Land, Antarctic Peninsula.
As of 2014[update] Primavera is one of 13 research bases in Antarctica operated by Argentina. From 1977 to 1982 it served as a permanent base; since then it is open during the summer season only.
On 23 January 1954, Argentine Navy personnel inaugurated the Capitán Cobbett Naval Refuge on a rocky promontory on Primavera Cape, along the southwestern coast of Cierva Cove in the north access to the Gerlache Strait. Over many years this building was used by Argentine exploration expeditions to the area.
On 3 March 1977, seeking to strengthen the Argentine sovereign presence over Antarctica and specifically, the expansion of scientific studies on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, a task force of the Argentine Army settled in Primavera Cape.
Lieutenant Colonel Ignacio Carro and eight men under his command expanded the Capitán Cobbett refuge, setting up all the facilities needed to support the Argentine Antarctic Institute–commissioned scientists. Such buildings included two small houses, a basic bathroom and a deposit. A freezing chamber, two shelters, power plant and radio station were added later. As a secondary mission the small expedition carried out detailed meteorological and glaciological observations.
Since 1982 the base is activated only during the austral summer campaigns.
Formed by a large granite massif, the steep promontory where Primavera lies on benefits from a microclimate that favors both human activity and the development of rich flora and fauna:
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