Chilean Antarctic Territory

The **Chilean Antarctic Territory**  is the territory in Antarctica claimed by Chile since 1940. The Chilean Antarctic Territory overlaps Argentine and British Antarctic claims.

Within Chilean territorial organization **Antártica** is the name of the commune that administers the territory. Belongs to Antártica Chilena Province, which is part of Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region. The commune of Antártica was created on July 11, 1961, and was dependent on the Magallanes Province until 1975, when the Antártica Chilena Province was created, making it dependent administratively on Puerto Williams, the province capital.

The Antarctic Treaty froze all the Antartic claims.

## Bases

List of Chilean Antarctic Bases:

|Name|Country|Location|Type|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva||King George Island|P|
|Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme||Antarctic Peninsula|P|
|Base Capitán Arturo Prat||Greenwich Island|P|
|Base  Julio Escudero||King George Island|P|
|Estación Polar Científica Conjunta "Glaciar Unión"||Union Glacier|S|
|Base Yelcho||Doumer Island|S|
|Base Doctor Guillermo Mann||Livingston Island|S|
|Base Presidente Gabriel González Videla||Paradise Bay|S|
|Refugio Julio Ripamonti||Ardley Island|S|
|Refugio Luis Risopatrón||Robert Island|S|
|Refugio Collins||Collins Bay|S|

**(P)**: Permanent; Are open all the year.
**(S)**: Seasonal; Are open in the Austral Summer.

Villa Las Estrellas is the only civil settlement in a Chilean Base, the other one is in Esperanza Base (Argentina) and it's called "Fortín Sargento Cabral"

The only permanent Chilean base on the Antarctic Peninsula is Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme.  It has been working since February 18, 1948. It is located on Puerto Covadonga.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **native name**: _Territorio Chileno Antártico_
- **image flag**: Flag of Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena, Chile.svg
- **image shield**: Escudo de la comuna de Antártica.svg
- **image map**: Mapa loc Antártica.svg
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of Chile, Region
- **subdivision type2**: Provinces of Chile, Province
- **subdivision name2**: Antártica Chilena Province, Antártica Chilena
- **subdivision type3**: Communes of Chile, Commune
- **subdivision name3**: Antártica (commune), Antártica
- **blank name sec1**: Capital city, Capital
- **blank info sec1**: Villa Las Estrellas
- **blank1 name sec1**: Currency
- **blank1 info sec1**: Chilean Peso
- **leader title1**: Intendant#Chile, Intendant
- **leader name1**: Jorge Flies Añón
- **leader title2**: Governor
- **leader name2**: Patricio Oyarzo Gáez
- **leader title3**: Mayor
- **leader name3**: Patricio Fernández
- **leader title4**: Instituto Antártico Chileno, INACH Director
- **leader name4**: José Retamales Espinoza
- **established title**: Claimed
- **established date**: November 6, 1940
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 1250257.6
- **population total**: 115
- **population as of**: 2012 Census
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population blank1 title**: Urban area, Urban
- **population blank1**: 0
- **population blank2 title**: Rural area, Rural
- **population blank2**: 115
- **demographics type1**: Sex
- **demographics1 title1**: Men
- **demographics1 info1**: 100
- **demographics1 title2**: Women
- **demographics1 info2**: 15
- **timezone**: Time in Chile, UTC-3
- **area code**: 56 + 61
- **website**: http://www.inach.cl/