Chilean Antarctic Territory
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| Antártica | |
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| — Commune — | |
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| Coordinates: 75°00′S 71°30′W / 75°S 71.5°WCoordinates: 75°00′S 71°30′W / 75°S 71.5°W | |
| Foundation | July 11, 1961 |
| Government[1][2] | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Hugo Henriquez Matus (PRSD) |
| Area[3] | |
| • Total | 1,250,000 km2 (480,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 130 |
| • Density | 0.000104/km2 (0.000269/sq mi) |
| • Urban | N.A. |
| • Rural | 130 |
| Sex[3] | |
| • Men | 115 |
| • Women | 15 |
| Time zone | CLT [4] (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | CLST [5] (UTC-3) |
| Website | Municipality of Cape Horn |
| 1 As mayor of the commune of Cabo de Hornos | |
The Chilean Antarctic Territory is the territory in Antarctica claimed by Chile. The Chilean Antarctic Territory overlaps Argentine and British Antarctic claims.
Antártica is name of the commune for the territory. The comune of Antártica is managed by the municipality of Cabo de Hornos. The seat is in Puerto Williams in southernmost Chile. The commune of Antártica was formed on July 11, 1961.
The only permanent Chilean station on the Antarctic mainland (Antarctic Peninsula) is O'Higgins Station. It has been working since February 18, 1948. It is located on Puerto Covadonga.
References [change]
- ↑ (Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". http://www.imcabodehornos.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ (Spanish) "Municipality of Cabo de Hornos". http://www.imcabodehornos.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
