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The governments agreed that "between the meridians 25° and 90° west longitude from Greenwich, indisputable sovereign rights are recognized by Chile and Argentina," [21] stating that "Chile and Argentina have unquestionable rights of sovereignty in the polar area called American Antarctica" (Antártida Americana in Spanish). [22] [23]
The Instituto Antártico Argentino (English: Argentine Antarctic Institute, abbrevriated IAA) is the Argentine federal agency in charge of orientating, controlling, addressing and performing scientific and technical research and studies in the Antarctic. [1]
Argentine Antarctica (Spanish: Antártida Argentina or Sector Antártico Argentino) [4] is an area on Antarctica claimed by Argentina as part of its national territory.It consists of the Antarctic Peninsula and a triangular section extending to the South Pole, delimited by the 25° West and 74° West meridians and the 60° South parallel. [5]
To be added to lists are: Alexander Peak, Haines Mountains, Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land; Atwater Hill; Brand Peak; Buennagel Peak, Haines Mountains, Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land
"ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010. "UN Location Codes: Antarctica". UN/LOCODE 2011-2. UNECE. 28 February 2012. - includes IATA codes
In 1955, then Brigade General Hernán Pujato founded the first Belgrano Base (), which remained for years as Argentina's southernmost settlement. [2]After 25 years of continuous activity, Belgrano I was closed due to the fast deterioration of the ice barrier it was sitting on; new, often hidden cracks and crevices endangered the on-duty personnel and material.
In Argentina, the Day of the Argentine Antarctic, or Argentine Antarctic Sovereignty Day (Spanish: Día de la Antártida Argentina, lit. 'day of the Argentine Antarctic'), [1] is commemorated annually on 22 February. It commemorates what Argentina says was the first permanent settlement, in 1904, in an area later claimed as an integral part of ...
The increased Antarctic activity that Argentina developed since 1940 created the need for an aviation runway operable throughout the year for wheeled units. The flight of Vice-Commodore Mario Luis Olezza [] to the South Pole, the newly built United States McMurdo Station and the frequent operations launched from the Matienzo Station showed the need to secure better transport and communications ...