Maldonado Base

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.

Maldonado Station
Antarctic station
Pedro Vincente Maldonado
Location of Maldonado Station in Antarctica
Location of Maldonado Station in Antarctica
Maldonado Station
Location of Maldonado Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 62°26′57″S 59°44′29″W
Country Ecuador
Location in AntarcticaGreenwich Island
South Shetland Islands
Antarctica
Administered byInstituto Antártico Ecuatoriano INAE
Established2 March 1990 (1990-03-02)
Elevation
[1]
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
32
 • Winter
0
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Geodesy
  • Geophysics
  • Geomorphology
  • Microbiology
  • Oceanography
  • Sedimentology
WebsiteInstituto Antartico Ecuatoriano
Maldonado Range Front
Markingswhite (tower), black (stripe), yellow (daymark) Edit this on Wikidata
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height9 m (30 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 4s Edit this on Wikidata

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.[2]

Location

The base is located at 62°26′57″S 59°44′29″W which is 560 m south-southwest of Orión Point, 990 m southwest of Spark Point, 1.16 km north-northwest of Serrano Point and 2.56 km east-southeast of Agüedo Point (detailed Ecuadorian mapping in 2007, Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

Maps
  • L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)

See also

References
  1. Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.
Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.


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