Pedro Vicente Maldonado Base
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| Location | Maldonado Base Greenwich Island South Shetland Islands Antarctica |
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| Coordinates | 62°26′44″S 59°44′17″W / 62.445692°S 59.737988°W |
| Year first constructed | n/a |
| Markings / pattern | white beacon, yellow topmark, black band |
| Focal height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s. |
| Admiralty number | G1383.5 |
| NGA number | 2733 |
| Managing agent | Instituto Antartico Ecuatoriano 
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Maldonado Base, also Pedro Vicente Maldonado Base, is the Ecuadorian Antarctic research base situated at Guayaquil Bay, Greenwich Island. It is located in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It opened in 1990. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Clothier Harbour.
The base is named after the Spanish-American astronomer, topographer, and geographer Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1704–1748) born in Riobamba, present Ecuador.
The base is located at 62°26′56.6″S 59°44′29″W / 62.449056°S 59.74139°WCoordinates: 62°26′56.6″S 59°44′29″W / 62.449056°S 59.74139°W which is 560 m south-southwest of Orión Point, 990 m southwest of Spark Point, 1.16 km north-northwest of Serrano Point and 2.56 km east-southeast of Agüedo Point (detailed Ecuadorian mapping in 2007, Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
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