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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. Machu Picchu Base - Wikipedia

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    Machu Picchu Base conducts annual scientific expeditions to Antarctica. The base carries out a variety of scientific projects such as research into krill and its potential as an alternative human food source, as well as geological, biological, hydrographic, and geophysical research, under the provisions of the Antarctic Treaty.

  4. Marambio Base - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Orcadas Base - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Instituto Antártico Argentino - Wikipedia

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    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. In 1904 the Argentine permanent presence in Antarctica began with the opening of Orcadas Base on Laurie Island. Argentina was the only nation to have an ...

  7. Estación Polar Científica Conjunta Glaciar Unión - Wikipedia

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    The Estación Polar Científica Conjunta Glaciar Unión (or Union Glacier Joint Scientific Polar Station) or Union Glacier Station is a summer Antarctic base of Chile, situated on Union Glacier in the Ellsworth Mountains.

  8. 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 ...

  9. Belgrano II Base - Wikipedia

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    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.