Artigas Base
Artigas Station | |
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Artigas Base in summer 2007 | |
Location of Artigas Base in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 62°11′04″S 58°54′14″W / 62.184444°S 58.903889°W | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Location in Antarctica | King George Island South Shetland Islands |
| Administered by | Uruguayan Antarctic Institute |
| Established | 22 December 1984 |
| Named after | José Gervasio Artigas |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Summer | 60 |
| • Winter | 8 |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ ART |
| Type | All-year round |
| Period | Annual |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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The General Artigas Station (Spanish: Base Científica Antártica Artigas), also referred to as the Artigas Base is the larger of the two Uruguayan scientific research stations in Antarctica, the other one being Elichiribehety Base. It is one of the 68 bases in Antarctica.