Cierva Cove
Capitán Cobbett Refuge
Capitán Cobbett Refuge | |
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Refuge | |
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Location of Capitán Cobbett Refuge in Antarctic Peninsula | |
Coordinates: 64°09′21″S 60°57′19″W / 64.155766°S 60.955183°W | |
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Location in Antarctic Peninsula | Cierva Cove Graham Land Antarctica |
Administered by | Argentine Army |
Established | 1954 |
Type | Year-round |
Status | Operational |
Refuge Capitán Cobbett (64°09′21″S 60°57′19″W / 64.155766°S 60.955183°W) is an Argentine refuge in Antarctica located in Cierva Cove, in the Antarctic Peninsula, on the north access to the Gerlache Strait. The refuge was inaugurated on January 23, 1954, with the name of naval refuge Cape Primavera. The Antarctic Command of the Argentine Army inaugurated, on March 3, 1977, the Primavera Base following the works to the refuge and the construction of new buildings.
The refuge is a small building that currently has the function of a laboratory; it has two rooms and a bathroom, and has supplies for three men for three months. The name pays tribute to Captain Enrique Cobbett, who died in August 1826 in the shipwreck of the frigate Buenos Aires on Cape Horn. The refuge was renovated, in March 2017, by a task force of the transport ship ARA Bahía San Blas.
See also
References
- ^ "Cierva Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ Refugio naval Capitán Cobbett, Retrieved September 19, 2018
This article incorporates public domain material from "Cierva Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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