Brown Station
Brown Station
Estación Científica Almirante Brown Base Brown Estación Brown | |
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Antarctic base | |
| Brown Scientific Station | |
Brown in the austral summer of 2014 | |
| Coordinates: 64°53′44″S 62°52′15″W / 64.895476°S 62.870905°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands Province |
| Department | Antártida Argentina |
| Region | Graham Land Antarctic Peninsula |
| Location | Sanavirón Peninsula Paradise Harbor Danco Coast |
| Established | April 6, 1951 (1950–51 austral summer season) |
| Named after | William Brown |
| Government | |
| • Type | Directorate |
| • Body | Dirección Nacional del Antártico |
| • Operator | Instituto Antártico Argentino |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.4 ha (3.5 acres) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Summer | 12 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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| Facilities | List
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Brown Station (Spanish: Estación Científica Almirante Brown, or more often Base Brown or Estación Brown) is an Argentine Antarctic base and scientific research station named after Admiral William Brown, the father of the Argentine Navy. It is located on Sanavirón Peninsula along Paradise Harbor, Danco Coast, in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.
As of 2014 Brown is one of 13 research bases in Antarctica operated by Argentina. From 1951 to 1984 it served as a permanent base; since then it is open during the summer season only.