González Videla Antarctic Base
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Named for | Gabriel González Videla |
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Location in Antarctica | Waterboat Point |
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ID | 2366958 |
About González Videla Antarctic Base
González Videla Base, is on the Antarctic mainland at Waterboat Point in Paradise Bay. It is named after Chilean President Gabriel González Videla, who in the 1940s became the first chief of state of any nation to visit Antarctica. The station was active from 1951–58, and was reopened briefly in the early 1980s.