A hut too far: history of the Argentine Ventimiglia shelter on Peter I Øy

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Author: Pablo Gabriel Fontana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2018
• Subjects: Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentine Antarctic Institute; Antarctica; General San Martin icebreaker; Peter I Island; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Antarctic; Argentino; Argentine; Teniente; Peter I Øy; Ventimiglia; Antarc*; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1547043; https://doaj.org/article/52631fdedf434f81bfef5b2fbaf8692d

This paper addresses the barely known history of an Argentine Antarctic hut: the Teniente Luis Ventimiglia hut, installed by the Argentine Antarctic Institute on Peter I Øy (Peter I Island) in March 1971. In examining the history of the only Argentine Antarctic facility outside of the Argentine Anta...