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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 ...
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]
Argentine Antarctica. Department in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. 75°00′S 49°30′W. Quick Facts Antártida Argentina, Country ...
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 .
At the time of its construction it was the first airfield in Antarctica and is still one of the most frequently used ones due to its suitability for wheeled landing, for which it is called "Antarctica's Entrance Door" (Spanish: Puerta de Entrada a la Antártida). [3] It is also Argentina's most important station in the continent. [3] As of 2014 ...
Día de la Soberanía Nacional: Movable Anniversary of the 1845 Battle of Vuelta de Obligado against the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata. December 8 Immaculate Conception Day: Día de la Inmaculada Concepción de María: Immovable Christian holiday, conception of the Virgin Mary free from original sin. December 25 Christmas Day ...
Melchior Base (Spanish: Base Melchior or, seldom, Estación Melchior) is an Argentine Antarctic base and scientific research station.It is located on Gamma Island (which the Argentines call Isla Observatorio), Melchior Islands, Dallmann Bay, in Palmer Archipelago on Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctic Peninsula.
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.