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  2. Antarctic gateway cities - Wikipedia

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    Ushuaia is by far the most popular gateway city for tourism to Antarctica, accounting for 90% of all tourists to the continent. [18] Nearly all of the passengers departing Ushuaia for Antarctica travel by cruise ship. It services Argentina's own National Antarctic Directorate, but no other national Antarctic program. [20]

  3. Drake Passage - Wikipedia

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    In 1525, Spanish navigator Francisco de Hoces discovered the Drake Passage while sailing south from the entrance of the Strait of Magellan. [2] Because of this, the Drake Passage is referred to as the "Mar de Hoces (Sea of Hoces)" in Spanish maps and sources, while almost always in the rest of the Spanish-speaking countries it is mostly known as “Pasaje de Drake” (in Argentina, mainly), or ...

  4. 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]

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

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    Lunenburg's Damian Riddle recently returned from another adventure, this time traveling to southern Argentina and Antarctica and experiencing something few people have done.

  6. Lists of places in Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. While Antarctica has never had a permanent human population, it has been explored by various groups, and many locations on and around the continent have been described. This page lists notable places in and immediately surrounding the Antarctic continent, including geographic features, bodies ...

  7. Cámara Base - Wikipedia

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    Cámara is located 1,173 km (729 mi) from Ushuaia, the nearest port city. As of 2014 it is composed of 4 buildings. Facilities at the base include the main and emergency houses, a freezing chamber, a warehouse and a deposit. [5] It also has a 16 m 2 (170 sq ft) infirmary attended by a paramedic.

  8. Brown Station - Wikipedia

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    Station personnel were rescued by the ship USS Hero and taken to United States’s Palmer Station. Argentina rebuilt the base but it was demoted to summer-only status. During the summer campaign of 1995–96 the Logistics Department of the Argentine National Antarctic Directorate built two new habitable modules: a laboratory and a house with ...

  9. 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 ...