Gabriel de Castilla Base
Gabriel de Castilla Base | |
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Antarctic base | |
| Base Antártica Española del Ejército de Tierra, Gabriel de Castilla | |
Gabriel de Castilla Base in 2013 | |
Location of Gabriel de Castilla Base in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 62°58′37″S 60°40′31″W / 62.976951°S 60.675305°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Location in Antarctica | Deception Island South Shetland Islands |
| Established | 20 December 1989 |
| Named after | Gabriel de Castilla |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Summer | 33 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ GDC |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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Gabriel de Castilla Base is a Spanish research station located on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The station was constructed in late 1989. The station is named for Gabriel de Castilla, a 17th-century Spanish navigator and, according to some reports, the first person to sight mainland Antarctica.