Argentine Antarctica

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Argentine Antarctica (Spanish: Antártida Argentina or Sector Antártico Argentino) 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. This region overlaps with British and Chilean claims in Antarctica. None of these claims have widespread international recognition. Argentina's Antarctic claim is based on its presence on a base on Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands since 1904, along with the area's proximity to the South American continent, and is subject to the Antarctic Treaty; however, the presence on the Antarctic mainland was established in 1951, and the official claim on the mainland was started to be formulated on 1941, with several changes and was officially declared on 1957. Administratively, Argentine Antarctica is a department of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica...

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