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The Argentine Base Esperanza (Spanish "Hope Base") is located at 63°24′S
56°59′W, Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula.
Built in 1975, the base houses 55 inhabitants in winter, including 10
families and 2 school teachers. Provincial school #38 "Julio Argentino Roca"
was founded in 1978 and acquired independent status in 1997. The LRA 36
Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel radio station started transmitting in
1979.
The mean temperatures are −5.5 °C (22 °F) and range throughout the year from
−10.8 °C (13 °F) in winter to 0.2 °C (32.4 °F) in summer. The temperature
trend since 1948 is +0.0315 °C/yr (+0.0567 °F/yr) (annual), +0.0413 °C/yr
(+0.0743 °F/yr) (winter) and +0.0300 °C/yr (+0.0540 °F/yr) (summer).
The 43 buildings of the station have a combined space of 3,744 square meters
(40,300 sq ft) covered; 18,000 liters (4,800 US gal) of fuel are used
annually by the 4 generators to produce electricity for the station.
Research projects include: Glaciology, Seismology, Oceanography, Coastal
Ecology, Biology, Geology and Limnology.
Esperanza Base has some measure of fame because it is the birthplace of
Emilio Marcos Palma, the first person to be born in Antarctica. The Base has
tourist facilities that are visited by approximately 1,100 tourists each
year.
The Base's motto is "Permanencia, un acto de sacrificio" ("Permanence, an act of sacrifice").
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