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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]
Tierra del Fuego (Spanish for "Land of Fire"; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtjera ðel ˈfweɣo]), officially the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (Spanish: Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur), is the southernmost, smallest (without disputed territories), and least populous Argentine province.
Argentine Antarctica. Department in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. 75°00′S 49°30′W. Quick Facts Antártida Argentina, Country ...
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.
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 amenities. In the 1999–2000 campaign the Directorate built a new main house capable of comfortably ...
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 ...
In 2003, under the Decree Nº 207/2003 issued by the Executive Power of Argentina, the Instituto Antártico Argentino became a part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On the 2009 summer campaign, the Argentine Air Force operated the Teniente Matienzo Base only with women for three months [ 4 ] [ 5 ] although there was an emergency link ...
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.