The Stars Village
On King George Island, in the Chilean Antarctic claim, the Chilean Antarctic Territory, as well as the Argentine and British Antarctic, claims, lies a Chilean settlement and research facility known as The Stars Village. According to the Chilean government, it is a part of the Antártica commune, Antártica Chilena province, Magallanes region, and Chilean Antarctica.
It is situated on the military base President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base. There are only two civilian communities in Antarctica, Esperanza Base in Argentina being the other. It is the largest of the two. It has a 150-person summer population and an 80-person winter population.
14 90 m2 (970 sq ft) homes make up the community where the residents of Villa Las Estrellas live. In 1984, Juan Pablo Camacho was born at The Stars Village, becoming the first Chilean born in the Antarctic area.
A postal employee works in the Correos de Chile post office in the summer, and the base command staffs it in the winter. The office is the mail depot and relay station for all mail directed to any Chilean base on Antarctica as well as some other foreign establishments. It gets all of its mail from Punta Arenas. From here, it is delivered by hand, plane, or helicopter. Sending postcards and letters with an Antarctic postmark from the town's post office is another draw for vacationers and philately enthusiasts.
Location: King George Island
