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Antártica is a
Chilean commune in
Antártica Chilena Province,
Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region, which covers all of the
Territorio Chileno Antárico—the territory in
Antarctica claimed by Chile. It ranges from 53°W to 90°W and from the
South Pole to 60°S, overlapping the
Argentine and
British Antarctic claims. It is administered by the
Cabo de Hornos municipality in the
South American mainland.
Antártica was created on
July 11 1961, and was dependent on the
Magallanes Province until 1975, when the Antártica Chilena Province was created. It was dependent administratively on
Puerto Williams, the province capital.
The official population figure for the area, as of the census of 2002, is given as 130 (115 male, 15 female). This doesn't include the staff of non-Chilean bases in the area. During summer, the population swells to 350.
Permanent Chilean stations and settlements
The largest population center is located on
King George Island and consists of
Frei Montalva Station, which has an airport (
Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Aerodrome,
ICAO Code SCRM
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)), and which is connected to the communal capital, the village of
Villa Las Estrellas, which has a town hall, hotel, day-care center, school, scientific equipment, hospital, post office and bank. This enclave is a center of logistical support for the other eight countries with scientific bases on King George Island.
Nearby
Professor Julio Escudero Base, controlled by the Antarctic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, is the main Chilean scientific facility in Antarctica.
Captain Arturo Prat Base is a small Chilean
Antarctic research base located on
Greenwich Island. Opened February 6, 1947, it's the oldest Chilean Antarctic station. Until March 1, 2006, it was a base of the Chilean Navy, on which date it was handed over to the regional government of
Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. Until February, 2004, it had been a permanent base. Afterwards, it had served as a summer base of ionospheric and meteorologic research. There have been plans to reopen the station for permanent occupation starting March, 2008.
The only permanent Chilean station on the Antarctic mainland (
Antarctic Peninsula),
O'Higgins Station has been in operation since February 18, 1948. It is located on
Puerto Covadonga and has previously been the communal capital.
Census districts
The commune consists of two census districts :
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