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'''Argentine Antarctica''' is a sector of [[Antarctica]] claimed by Argentina as part of its national territory consisting 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. It is located entirely within but is not as broad as the [[British Antarctic Territory|British claim]], and overlaps significantly with the [[Chilean Antarctic Territory|Chilean claim]] in Antarctica; however, all national claims were suspended by the [[Antarctic Treaty System]], of which Argentina is a founding signatory and permanent consulting member, with the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat being based in Buenos Aires. | '''Argentine Antarctica''' is a sector of [[Antarctica]] [[Territorial claims in Antarctica|claimed by Argentina]] as part of its national territory consisting 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. | ||
It is located entirely within but is not as broad as the [[British Antarctic Territory|British claim]], and overlaps significantly with the [[Chilean Antarctic Territory|Chilean claim]] in Antarctica; however, all national claims were suspended by the [[Antarctic Treaty System]], of which Argentina is a founding signatory and permanent consulting member, with the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat being based in Buenos Aires. | |||
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Antarctica]] | ||
Revision as of 04:11, 29 April 2018
Argentine Antarctica is a sector of Antarctica claimed by Argentina as part of its national territory consisting 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.
It is located entirely within but is not as broad as the British claim, and overlaps significantly with the Chilean claim in Antarctica; however, all national claims were suspended by the Antarctic Treaty System, of which Argentina is a founding signatory and permanent consulting member, with the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat being based in Buenos Aires.