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Decepcion

1948-

AQ Albufero Lagoon, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands

-62.976736, -60.700694 · 20 feet
Location

Deception Base, Crater Walk

Nearby Locations

Km
Base Antártica Española Gabriel de Castilla AQGDC 1.3 095°
Deception Station B 6.9 091°
Base Antártica Española Juan Carlos Primero AQJCP 38.3 025°
Yankee Harbour 68.3 044°
Base Naval Antartica Arturo Prat AQAPT 76.5 044°
Ash Point 77.7 044°
Established in Jan 1948 as a permanent research station for the Programa Antártico Argentino, volcanic activity in the late 1960s caused the base to be occupied in Antarctic summers only. Principal research focus is now on volcanology, seismology and other Earth Sciences.