Chilean Antarctic Territory facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Chilean Antarctic Territory
Territorio Chileno Antártico
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| Country |  Chile |
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| Region |  Magallanes y Antártica Chilena |
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| Province | Antártica Chilena | ||
| Commune | Antártica | ||
| Claimed | November 6, 1940 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,250,257.6 km2 (482,727.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2012 Census)
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| • Total | 115 | ||
| • Density | 9.20×10−5/km2 (0.0002382/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 0 | ||
| • Rural | 115 | ||
| Sex | |||
| • Men | 100 | ||
| • Women | 15 | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 | ||
| Area code(s) | 56 + 61 | ||
| Capital | Villa Las Estrellas | ||
| Currency | Chilean Peso | ||
| Website | http://www.inach.cl/ | ||
The Chilean Antarctic Territory is the territory in Antarctica claimed by Chile since 1940. The Chilean Antarctic Territory overlaps Argentine and British Antarctic claims.
Within Chilean territorial organization Antártica is the name of the commune that administers the territory. Belongs to Antártica Chilena Province, which is part of Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region. The commune of Antártica was created on July 11, 1961, and was dependent on the Magallanes Province until 1975, when the Antártica Chilena Province was created, making it dependent administratively on Puerto Williams, the province capital.
The Antarctic Treaty Freezed all the Antartic claims.
Bases
List of Chilean Antarctic Bases:
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| Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva | Chile |
King George Island | P |
| Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme | Chile |
Antarctic Peninsula | P |
| Base Capitán Arturo Prat | Chile |
Greenwich Island | P |
| Base Profesor Julio Escudero | Chile |
King George Island | P |
| Estación Polar Científica Conjunta "Glaciar Unión" | Chile |
Union Glacier | S |
| Base Yelcho | Chile |
Doumer Island | S |
| Base Doctor Guillermo Mann | Chile |
Livingston Island | S |
| Base Presidente Gabriel González Videla | Chile |
Paradise Bay | S |
| Refugio Julio Ripamonti | Chile |
Ardley Island | S |
| Refugio Luis Risopatrón | Chile |
Robert Island | S |
| Refugio Collins | Chile |
Collins Bay | S |
(P): Permanent; Are open all the year. (S): Seasonal; Are open in the Austral Summer.
Villa Las Estrellas is the only civil settlement in a Chilean Base, the other one is in Esperanza Base (Argentina) and it's called "Fortín Sargento Cabral"
The only permanent Chilean base on the Antarctic Peninsula is Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme. It has been working since February 18, 1948. It is located on Puerto Covadonga.
Images for kids
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World Map by Abraham Ortelius (1570), where appears the Terra Australis Incognita
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German map of the Antarctica made in 1891 by Adolf Stielers Handatlas, published by Gotha: Justus Perthes
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Commemorative stamp of the Chilean Antarctic declaration of 1940
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Map of tricontinental Chile, including the Antarctic claim
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Map of the three areas dividing the Chilean territory: In blue: Continental Chile In red: Insular Chile In green: Antarctic Chile
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Penguins near President Gabriel González Videla Base (1957)
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Pedro Aguirre Cerda Base (Closed Today), in Deception Island, 1958.
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Chilean patrol Lientur in Cooper Mine, Robert Island, 1958.
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Panoramic view of Villa Las Estrellas in winter.
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Correos de Chile office in Antarctica.
See also
In Spanish: Territorio Chileno Antártico para niños
