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Esperanza Base seen from Hope Bay. Built in 1953, [2] [3] [4] the base houses 56 inhabitants in winter, including 10 families and 2 school teachers. Provincial school #38 Presidente Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (formerly named Julio Argentino Roca) was founded in 1978 and acquired independent status in 1997.
In 1971, the Argentinian Esperanza Base hosted the first international tournament on Antarctica, which was six-a-side. The first match between two bases was between Esperanza and Chile's Bernardo O'Higgins Base, which Esperanza won 7–3. On 19 January 1986, Chile's Teniente Marsh Air Base drew 2–2 with Uruguay's Artigas Base. In 1988, the ...
Esperanza Base is a permanent, all year-round Argentine research station which was established in 1952. It is operated by the Instituto Antartico Argentino and has an average of 55 inhabitants in winter. The base installations have displaced part of a penguin rookery. [citation needed]
Palma was born in Fortín Sargento Cabral at the Esperanza Base, near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, and weighed 3.4 kg (7 lb 8 oz). His father, Captain Jorge Emilio Palma, was head of the Argentine Army detachment at the base. [1] While ten people have been born in Antarctica since, Palma's birthplace remains the southernmost.
This is a list of people born at Esperanza Base, Antarctica. As of 2010, the following people were named by the Argentine Army as having been born at Esperanza Base. [1] Emilio Marcos Palma (1978), the first child born in Antarctica; Marisa de las Nieves Delgado (1978), the first girl born in Antarctica; Rubén Eduardo de Carli (1979)
The Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi [1] (Spanish: Capilla de San Francisco de Asís) is a chapel of the Roman Catholic Church located on the Esperanza Base administered by Argentina, [citation needed] on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica. [2] It is one of eight churches on Antarctica. Founded on February 18, 1976, and ...
The transmitter building is shown behind the large white antenna [1]. LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel (also known as Radio San Gabriel and Radio Arcángel San Gabriel), is an Argentine radio station that transmits on shortwave on 15476 kHz in the 19 meter band [2] and on 96.7 FM, from Esperanza Base, Antarctica. [3]
The game progresses through various historical campaigns, allowing players to upgrade and manage their troops while fighting in battles inspired by ancient history. 0 A.D. 2018: 500 BC – 1 AD, 1 – 500 AD: A free, open-source real-time strategy game that covers ancient civilizations from 500 BC to 500 AD.