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2. Argentine Antarctica - Wikipedia

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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]

3. Territorial claims in Antarctica - Wikipedia

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   Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom – have made eight territorial claims in Antarctica.These countries have tended to place their Antarctic scientific observation and study facilities within their respective claimed territories; however, a number of such facilities are located outside of the area claimed by their ...

4. Regions of Argentina - Wikipedia

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   Finally, La Rioja is sometimes considered part of Cuyo region instead of the Northwest. Finally, the portion of the Antarctica claimed by Argentina is known as Argentine Antarctica, in which lay a number of Argentine bases.

5. 'It was shocking and beautiful': Trip to Argentina ... - AOL

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   Somewhat counterintuitively, Antarctica, with all of its ice and snow, is the world's driest continent, so the skiing can often be scratchy. But Riddle and his friends lucked out with two powder ...

6. Day of the Argentine Antarctic - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. Argentine Antarctic Program - Wikipedia

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   Argentina is the closest country to Antarctica and runs six permanent scientific stations, the most of any country. They are: Map depicting Argentine bases in Antarctica (permanent in red) Orcadas Base (60º44'S 44º44'W). Located on Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands. Operational on February 22, 1904. Carlini Base (62º14'S 58º40'W). Located ...

8. Argentine Antarctica - en.wikipedia.org

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   Argentine Antarctica. Department in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. 75°00′S 49°30′W. Quick Facts Antártida Argentina, Country ...

9. Antarctic Peninsula - Wikipedia

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   Antarctica's two flowering plant species, the Antarctic hair grass (Deschampsia antarctica) and Antarctic pearlwort (Colobanthus quitensis) are found on the northern and western parts of the Antarctic Peninsula, including offshore islands, where the climate is relatively mild. Lagotellerie Island in Marguerite Bay is an example of this habitat.