Chile Program Office
University of North Texas
Environmental Education, Science & Technology Bldg. 325C
PO Box 310920
Denton, TX 76203
Phone: 940-369-8211
Alt Phone: 940-565-2981
Fax: 940-565-4448
Email: chile@unt.edu
Physical Location:
EESAT Building
1704 West Mulberry St.
Field Station
Currently, the University of Magallanes and the Omora Foundation maintain minimum facilities in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, serving as both guest housing and laboratory-work space. In January 2009, however, the University of North Texas and the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity have committed to constructing the Cape Horn Field Station.
The Omora Consortium, involving the University of North Texas, the University of Magallanes, the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, the Omora Foundation and OSARA have been working on this initiative for a number of years and now will initiate construction in 2008. The facility will include space to house up to 15 students and faculty with bedrooms and kitchen, during courses and research expeditions. In addition, it will have a basic laboratory for processing and storing samples, as well as a library-classroom and computer facility.
The location of the station will be on land owned by the Omora Foundation and offers a panoramic view of Puerto Williams, the Beagle Channel and the Cordillera Darwin. Its location also permits a close contact with the Puerto Williams School and the various government services and social organizations found in the capital of the Chilean Antarctic Province.