Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station (Portuguese: Estação Antártica Comandante Ferraz) is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz (1940–1982), who visited Antarctica many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program.
Ferraz Station | |
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Antarctic base | |
| Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station | |
New Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station | |
Ferraz Station Location of Ferraz Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 62°05′07″S 58°23′29″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Location in Antarctica | Brazilian Antarctica King George Island South Shetland Islands Antarctica |
| Administered by | Brazilian Antarctic Program |
| Established | 6 February 1984 |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Summer | 35 |
| • Winter | 15 |
| Time zone | BRT (UTC-3:00) |
| Postal code | 20001-971 |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ CFZ |
| Type | All-year round |
| Period | Annual |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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| Website | PROANTAR |
Located in Admiralty Bay (Portuguese: Baía do Almirantado), King George Island (Portuguese: Ilha do Rei George), near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, 130 km north of the peninsula, the station began operating on 6 February 1984, brought to Antarctica in modules by the oceanographic ship Barão de Teffé and several other Brazilian naval ships. It now houses about 64 people, including researchers, technicians and staff, military and civilians.