Maldonado Base
Maldonado Station | |
|---|---|
| Pedro Vincente Maldonado | |
Location of Maldonado Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 62°26′57″S 59°44′29″W / 62.449056°S 59.741389°W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Location in Antarctica | Greenwich Island South Shetland Islands Antarctica |
| Administered by | Instituto Antártico Ecuatoriano INAE |
| Established | 2 March 1990 |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Summer | 32 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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| Website | Instituto Antartico Ecuatoriano |
| Maldonado Range Front | |
| Markings | white (tower), black (stripe), yellow (daymark) |
| Power source | solar power |
| Focal height | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Range | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s |
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.
There is a lighthouse near the base.