Argentine Antarctica

Argentine Antarctica is the sector of Antarctica claimed by Argentina, extending from the South Pole to the Antarctic Peninsula between 25°W and 74°W. Its claim overlaps those of Chile and the United Kingdom and is subject to the Antarctic Treaty System.

Argentine Antarctic expeditions: Voyages and field operations conducted by Argentina in Antarctica. Early expeditions and sustained presence helped underpin Argentina’s claim.
Chilean Antarctic Territory: The sector of Antarctica claimed by Chile, overlapping the Argentine and British claims. Chile claims much of the same Antarctic Peninsula region.
Marambio Base: An Argentine Antarctic station on Seymour Island, with an airstrip supporting year-round operations. Its runway provides a major route for Argentina’s Antarctic logistics.
Sovereignty dispute: A disagreement between states over which state holds authority over a territory. Argentina’s overlapping claims create a continuing sovereignty dispute.
Orcadas Base: An Argentine research station on Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands, continuously occupied since 1904. Its establishment marked the beginning of Argentina’s permanent Antarctic presence.
British Antarctic Territory: The sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom, overlapping the Argentine and Chilean claims. The British claim also covers territory within Argentina’s claimed sector.
Esperanza Base: An Argentine year-round research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, established in 1952. It anchors Argentina’s permanent presence at the peninsula’s northern end.
Antarctic governance: The institutions and rules through which states coordinate activity in Antarctica. The treaty system channels activity without settling Argentina’s claim.
Decree 1747 of 1940: An Argentine decree of 1940 that defined the boundaries of the country’s Antarctic claim. It formally specified the sector Argentina claims.
Antarctic territorial claims: National claims to parts of Antarctica, several of which overlap or remain unrecognized by other states. Argentina’s claim is one of seven formal territorial claims on the continent.

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South Orkney IslandsRelated: Argentina includes the archipelago within its Antarctic claim.