Base Escudero Becomes Chile's First Permanent Scientific Station in Antarctica

Since 2025, the scientific base "Professor Julio Escudero" officially became an annual season, and will remain open throughout the rest of the year with staff from the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACh) and researchers and researchers from the National Antarctic Science Program. During the winter period, the base Escudero will have support from the [...] The Base Escudero entry becomes Chile's first permanent scientific station in Antarctica wa…

Chile’s double milestone in Antarctica: first permanent scientific base and first chief of base in winter. Viviana Pérez, INACH official, will have the complex mission of directing the Escudero base in its first winter season as a permanent season. Punta Arenas, May 23, 2025.- Since this year 2025, the scientific base “Professor Julio Escudero” officially becomes an annual season, as it will remain open for the rest of the year with staff from t…