Instituto Antártico Argentino

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Panzabini, Rodolfo N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1957
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Argentino; Argentine; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; Filchner Ice Shelf; Belgrano; General Belgrano; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400049615; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400049615

The Instituto Antártico Argentino was created in 1951 and began its activities by establishing a permanent base in Marguerite Bay, which was named “Base General San Martin”. In January 1955 it built a second base, called “Base General Belgrano”, on the Filchner Ice Shelf (lat. 77° 58′ S., long. 38°...