Esperanza Base

Esperanza Base

Base Esperanza
Esperanza Base Base Esperanza
All-civilian Antarctic base
	View of Esperanza Base, January 2016
	Emblem
	Motto(s): Spanish: Permanencia, un acto de sacrificio; ("Permanence, an act of sacrifice")
	Esperanza Base Location of Esperanza Base in Antarctica
	Coordinates: 63°23′54″S 56°59′46″W
Country	Argentina
Region	Graham Land; Antarctic Peninsula;
Location	Hope Bay; Trinity Peninsula;
Administered by	Argentine Antarctic Institute (under the supervision of the Argentine National Antarctic Directorate)
Established	December 17, 1953
Named for	Spanish: Base Esperanza; ("Hope Base")
Area
• Urban	0.3744 ha (0.9252 acres)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population (2017)
• Summer	116
• Winter	56
UN/LOCODE	AQ ESP
Type	All-year round
Period	Annual
Status	Operational
Activities	List Limnology ; Glaciology ; Seismology ; Oceanography ; Geology;

Esperanza Base (Spanish: Base Esperanza, 'Hope Base') is a permanent, all-year-round Argentine research station in Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula (in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula). It is one of only two civilian settlements in Antarctica (the other being the Chilean Villa Las Estrellas). The base's motto is Permanencia, un acto de sacrificio ('Permanence, an act of sacrifice').

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