INACH Logo derived from the Chilean Government Logo.
The Chilean Antarctic Institute (in Spanish Instituto Antártico Chileno) is a public serviceinstitution in charge of managing and coordinating scientific activities in the Chilean Antarctic Territory. It is the national Antarctic operator and has an active role in Antarctic affairs.
It was inaugurated on May 29, 1964 in the Hall of Honor of the University of Chile, in the city of Santiago and since 2003 it has had its main headquarters in Punta Arenas, capital of the Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica3.
