Chilean Antarctic Stations on King George Island

• Main Author: Katsutada Kaminuma
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 2000
• Subjects: Geography (General); G1-922; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; West Antarctica; Argentine; Uruguay; Inach; King Sejong Station; Artigas; Herve; Escudero; Artigas Base; Antarc*; Antarctica; antartic*; Instituto Antartico Chileno
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15094/00009127; https://doaj.org/article/684b1b46f45043da978f095bf9c06584

The purpose of my visit to Chilean Antarctic Stations was to assess the present status of geophysical observations and research, as the South Shetland Island, West Antarctica, where the stations are located, are one of the most active tectonic regions on the Antarctic plate. The Instituto Antartico...