Doctor Guillermo Mann Base

Doctor Guillermo Mann Base (formerly Camp Shirreff) is a Chilean Antarctic research base. It is located on the east side of Cape Shirreff on Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic peninsula.

Doctor Guillermo Mann Station
Antarctic Station
Cape Shirreff research station with the Chilean facilities on the left and the US ones on the right
Cape Shirreff research station with the Chilean facilities on the left and the US ones on the right
Location of Guillermo Mann Station in Antarctica
Location of Guillermo Mann Station in Antarctica
Doctor Guillermo Mann Station
Location of Guillermo Mann Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 62°28′12″S 60°46′16″W
Country Chile
Location in AntarcticaIoannes Paulus II Peninsula
Livingston Island
South Shetland Islands
Antarctica
Administered byInstituto Antártico Chileno INACH
EstablishedNovember 1991 (1991-11)
Named forGuillermo Mann
Elevation
[1]
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
8
 • Winter
0
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusClosed
Activities
List
  • Archaeology
  • Glaciology
  • Geology
WebsiteBase Profesor Julio Escudero (INACH)

It is adjacent to the Shirreff Base that is administrated by the United States.

The base is named after the Chilean zoologist, naturalist and ecologist Guillermo Mann, who participated in 1947 on the first Chilean Antarctic Expedition.

This base should not be confused with the old Doctor Guillermo Mann or Spring-INACH Base from 1973 that is located in the Spring Point, Hughes Bay. Today that base is not operational.

See also

References
  1. Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.


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