Vista gener al desde la lej ana.

Base Cientfica Antr tica Ar tigas ,

viewed fr om far.

Ar tigas Antar ctic Scientific Base

del Gr upo de Aviacin No. 4, en la Antr tida.

Fair child Hiller FH-227 FAU 570 ,

fr om the Aviation Gr oup No. 4, in Antar ctica.

Fair child Hiller FH-227 FAU 570,

(Aptenodytes patagnica)

Real Penguin (Aptenody tes patagonicus).

Pingino Real

This ship was the fir st vessel which car r ied our national flag that sailed into Antar ctic
water s in suppor t of the Ar tigas Antar ctic Scientific Base in November 27th, 1990.

This is the 'Pedr o Campbell vessel (ROU 24).

(El 27 de noviembr e de 1990, el ROU 24 es el pr imer

buque de bander a nacional que navega en aguas antr ticas
en apoyo a la Base Cientfica Antr tica Ar tigas).

Buque ROU 24 Pedr o Campbell .

Campamento en glaciar Collins, dur ante la campaa 2010 20 11.

Collins' Glacier camp dur ing the season of 20 10 - 2011

of the Ar tigas Antar ctic Scientific Base

These ar e the kitchen and dining-r oom

La cocina y comedor de la Base Cientfica Antr tica Ar tigas.

It is used for gr ound tr anspor tation of per sonnel and goods between
Ar tigas Base and other near by bases.

This vehicule is known as Hagglunds.

Estos vehculos se utilizan par a el tr anspor te ter r estr e de per sonal y mer cancas
entr e la Base Ar tigas y otr as bases cer canas.

Uno de los dos car r ier s par a nieves (HAGGLUNDS),

Scientific activities at Fildes Bay

en la Baha Fildes.

Realizacin de actividades cientficas y de difusin,

in Spanish). On December 22nd, 1997 ECARE star ted oper ating in the Antar ctic Peninsula.
This is how a second Ur uguayan base was settled in Antar ctica.

This is the Ruper to Elichir ibehety Antar ctic Resear ch Station ('ECARE'

El 22 de diciembr e de 1997 se inaugur la ECARE, en la Pennsula Antr tica,

quedando establecida as una segunda base ur uguaya en la Antr tida

Estacin Cientfica Antr tica Ruper to Elichir ibehety (ECARE).

w atching their obser ver s.

Adlie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae)

obser vando a sus obser vador es.

Pinginos Adelia (Pygoscelis adeliae),

Columna en la BCAA
donde se pueden encontr ar las distancias y
dir ecciones de algunas de las ciudades de
Ur uguay y el mundo.
This column is located in the Ar tigas
Antar ctic Scientific Base. As you can see
on this pictur e, this column has many signs
with the names of many differ ent Ur uguayan
cities and it also has some cities fr om
other par ts of the wor ld.

of the Ur uguayan Air For ce flying over the Fr ei Chilean base.

The Her cules C- 130

de la Fuer za Ar ea Ur uguaya r ealizando una pasada r asante en la pista de la Base Fr ei (Chi).

El C- 130 Hr cules

es el mayor de los depr edador es mar inos pr esentes en las aguas antr ticas.

La Or ca (Or cinus or ca),

is the lar gest mar ine pr edator pr esent in Antar ctic water s.

The Or ca (Or cinus or ca)

(22 de diciembr e de 20 09).

25 aniver sar io de la Base Cientfica Antr tica Ar tigas

of the Ar tigas Antar ctic Scientific

Base. (December 22nd, 20 09)

25th anniver sar y

'Ar tigas' Base has many snowmobiles

which ar e the most agile and fastest mean of tr anspor t available in the base.

es uno de los medios de tr anspor te ter r estr e mas agiles y veloces de los que dispone la BCAA.

La moto de nieve,

and an Antar ctic seal (Ar ctocephalus gazella) fighting over ter r itor y.

Two Emper or Penguins (Aptenodytes for ster i)

un lobo mar ino antr tico (Ar ctophoca gazella) disputndose el ter r itor io.

Dos Pinginos Emper ador es (Aptenodytes for ster i) y

The Ur uguayan team at 'Ar tigas' Base celebr ating Chr istmas in 20 13

La dotacin de la Base Ar tigas celebr ando la navidad del 20 13.

I n the pictur e we can see them fighting over food.

These ar e Pygoscelis papua; another r ar e specie of penguin.

Dos pinginos papa (Pygoscelis papua) en una disputa por alimento.

takes car e of many differ ent tasks; one of them is to take per sonnel fr om
Ar ticas Antar ctic Scientific Base to other near by bases

Bell Helicopter 0 31212 FAU

en tar eas de tr aslado de per sonal desde la BCAA a otr as bases vecinas.

El Helicpter o Bell 212 FAU 0 31,

The cur r ent building Ruper to Elichir igoity Antar ctic Resear ch Station (it used to be
a United Kingdom's D Base) celebr ated its 60 th anniver sar y in Febr uar y 2012.

60 year s of the 'ECARE' building.

El actual edificio de la Estacin Cientfica Antr tica Ruper to Elichir ibehety (ex Base D
del Reino Unido) cumpli 60 aos de existencia en febr er o de 2012.

Los 60 aos del edificio de la ECARE.

on the maintenance and r epair ment

of a facility with a 'URAL' tr uck.

People wor king

y r epar acin con la ayuda del camin URAL.

Realizacin de tar eas de mantenimiento

Un Petr el Gigante (Macr onectes-giganteus) cuidando de su cr ia.

A Giant Petr el (Macr onectes- giganteus) car ing for its chicks.

Es el buque ms gr ande y moder no que posee la Ar mada Ur uguaya,

y que sir ve de apoyo en l as oper aciones antr ticas.

Buque logstico ROU 04 Ar tigas .

It is the lar gest and most moder n vessel that the Ur uguayan Navy has.
It pr ovides suppor t in many diver se Antar ctic oper ations.

Logistics ship named Ar tigas ROU 04.

a punto de r ealizar una inmer sin par a alimentar se de kr ill..

about to take a dive to feed on kr il ls.

Chinstr ap Penguin (Pygoscelis antar cticus)

Pinginos Bar bij o (Pygoscelis antar cticus)

El 22 de diciembr e de 1984, se izan por pr imer a vez las

bander as patr ias en mstiles impr ovisados y se r ealiza
una sencilla cer emonia de inaugur acin.

BCAA r ecientemente inagur ada .

December 22nd, 1984; the Ar tigas Antar ctic Scientific Base

was officially inaugur ated and the Republic's flags wer e hoisted in
makeshift masts and a ver y simple opening cer emony was per for med.

Despegue del Blkow 10 5 desde la cubier ta del buque ROU 0 4 Ar tigas .

Bolkow 10 5 takeoff fr om the deck of the Ar tigas ROU 0 4 Ship.

This is a gr oup of yellow-cr ested penguins named Eudyptes chr y socome.

Un gr upo de pinginos de penacho amar ill o o saltar r ocas (Eudyptes chr ysocome).

en una de sus tantas misiones de apoyo a las actividades antr ticas.

El buque ROU 26 Vanguar dia ,

in one of her many missions suppor ting Antar ctic activities.

Vanguar dia ROU 26 Ship,

with new visitor s ar r iving in Ar tigas Antar ctic Scientific Base.

Welcoming the Hagglunds

con nuevos visitantes par a la Base Cientfica Antr tica Ar tigas .

Recibiendo los HAGGLUNDS,

(Desembar co utilizando una embar cacin neumtica).

Base Cientfica Antr tica Ar tigas .

(Ar r iving to the base using an inflatable boat)

Ar tigas Antar ctic Scientific Base

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Cr eate your own dr awing