Country United States Population (2014) Summer: 6
Winter: 0 Elevation 10 m | Region South Shetland Islands Time zone EST (UTC-3) Named for Lenie Passage | |
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Location Admirality Bay, King George Island Founded January 1, 1985 (1985-01-01) Government body United States Antarctic Program | ||
The Captain Pieter J. Lenie Base is an Antarctic summer base operated by the United States located at Copacabana Beach, Admiralty Bay (King George Island). About two kilometers Northwest of this base is the Polish research station Arctowski . The station, nicknamed Copacabana consists of three small buildings at the foot of Rescuers Hills, near Llano Point.
Located at a longitude of 62 ° 10 ' south and at a latitude of 58 ° 28 'west, at specially protected areas No. 128, the base has been operating since 1985. Named in honor of the captain of the American Antarctic research ship RV Hero, Captain Pieter J. Lenie The RV Hero was the main vessel of the American research program in Antarctica between 1968 and 1985. The researchers are doing penguin population monitoring.