Deception Station
Deception Station (Spanish: Base Decepción) is an Argentine antarctic base located at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands.
Deception Station | |
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.jpg.webp) Base Decepción in 2016 | |
  Deception Station Location of Deception Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 62°58′31″S 60°41′52″W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Location in Antarctica | Deception Island South Shetland Islands |
| Administered by | Instituto Antártico Argentino |
| Established | 25 January 1948 |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 18 |
| • Winter | 3 |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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| Website | Dirección Nacional del Antártico |
History
The station was founded on January 25, 1948, and was a year-round station until December 1967 when volcanic eruptions forced the evacuation of the base. Since then it is inhabited only during the summer.
The island suffered severe volcanic eruptions in 1967, 1969 and 1970.
In 1950 a seismograph was installed in the base, and in 1951 it also received ionospheric equipment. In 1993 a volcano observatory was opened.
Base Decepción (2016)
Climate
| Climate data for Deception Island | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
3 (37) |
2 (35) |
−1 (31) |
−3 (27) |
−5 (23) |
−6 (21) |
−6 (22) |
−3 (26) |
−1 (31) |
0 (32) |
2 (36) |
−1 (30) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1 (31) |
−1 (31) |
−2 (29) |
−4 (24) |
−7 (19) |
−10 (14) |
−12 (11) |
−11 (12) |
−8 (17) |
−5 (23) |
−4 (25) |
−1 (30) |
−6 (22) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) |
53 (2.1) |
69 (2.7) |
51 (2) |
5.1 (0.2) |
7.6 (0.3) |
15 (0.6) |
25 (1) |
23 (0.9) |
110 (4.3) |
97 (3.8) |
51 (2) |
560 (22.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase [2] | |||||||||||||
References
- Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Deception Island, Antarctica". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deception Station.
- (in Spanish) Base Decepción at Marambio.aq
- Sito ufficiale Direcciòn Nacional del Antartico
- COMNAP Antarctic Facilities
- COMNAP Antarctic Facilities Map
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