We show you what the two emergency shelters that will be installed in Antarctica Argentina look like

2023-11-13 19:26:54

A family business dedicated to the design and manufacture of trailers and of trailers for boats and special loads from the town of San Fernando, province of Buenos Aires, has just publicly presented the two future emergency shelters that the Argentine Navy will deploy in its Antarctic territory during next summer’s Antarctic campaign.

As explained by the firm Mactrail Industries – in charge of the design and manufacture of these two semi-permanent shelters that They can be assembled and disassembled in less than two minutes-, they were designed and manufactured with the objective of cover the basic needs for immediate shelter and housing in circumstances such as natural disastershealth emergencies, earthquakesfloods, warsstreet situation and any circumstance where an immediate response is required.

In this way, while one of These new units will be installed near the Esperanza Base, the second will be located 350 kilometers from the Begrano II Base, towards the South Pole

Regarding their comforts and services, although the two refuges They have 4 beds, They have enough space to accommodate more people in case of any possible eventuality.

Furthermore, each one has a gas oven and electric heaterwhile the unit that will be deployed near the Belgrano II Base was equipped with skis, with the aim of seeing if it is possible to transport it by land through that route.

The Hope Base it’s located in Foca Point of Esperanza Bayin the Trinidad Peninsulaapproximately 1,100 kilometers from Ushuaia already some 3,200 from Buenos Aires. The average temperature in the area is -5° C with historical minimums of up to -30° C.

For its part, The Belgrano II Base is the southernmost base in the world located on dry landand is located on the frozen mountain peak Country Bertrabs, in Vahsel Bay, on the Confin coast, in the Land of Coats.

The region is characterized by having four months of polar night and four months of day, while while the Temperatures can reach tens of degrees below zero, winds can exceed 200 kilometers per hour.