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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]
English: Map showing the territorial claim to Antarctica by the country in the filename. Also on the map are is the 60° S Parallel, Antarctic Circle, 0/180 latitude line and (in red) the borders of the claims by other states.
Topographic map of Livingston Island with the bases and base camps on the island. Cámara Base (Spanish: Base Cámara or sometimes Estación Cámara or Teniente Camara) is an Argentine Antarctic base and scientific research station named after Frigate Lieutenant Naval Aviator Juan Ramón Cámara.
José María Sobral, who is considered in Argentina the father of the Argentine Antarctica and a national hero, began exploration at the end of 1901. In 1903, the Argentine Navy corvette ARA Uruguay commanded by Captain de Corbeta (Lieutenant commander) Julián Irízar successfully rescued the Swedish expedition team of Otto Nordenskjöld .
This category is for articles relating to the area of Antarctica located between longitudes 53° W to 90° W. Argentina has previously launched a territorial claim to the area. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Provinces of Argentina [17] Flag Province Capital Secondary capital [18] [B] HASC subdivision code Population (2022) [19] Area Density per km 2; Autonomous City of Buenos Aires: N/A N/A DF 3,120,612: 203 km 2 (78 sq mi) 15372.47 Buenos Aires: La Plata: La Matanza and General Pueyrredón: BA 17,569,053: 307,571 km 2 (118,754 sq mi) 57.12 Catamarca
Català: Mapa de les províncies de l'Argentina. Els territoris en taronja no estan sota sobirania argentina: estan sota sobirania del Regne Unit (per exemple, les Illes de l'Atlàntic Sud) o és una reivindicació pendent (per exemple, l'Antàrtida). 1: Ciutat Autònoma de Buenos Aires 2: Província de Buenos Aires 3: Catamarca 4: Chaco 5: Chubut
Base Orcadas is an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, and the oldest of the stations in Antarctica still in operation.It is located on Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands (Spanish: Islas Orcadas del Sur), at 4 meters (13 ft) above sea level and 170 meters (558 ft) from the coastline.