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[[File:Antarctica, Argentina territorial claim.jpg|Argentina's claim]] | [[File:Antarctica, Argentina territorial claim.jpg|thumb|Argentina's claim]] | ||
'''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. This region overlaps with [[British Antarctic Territory|British]] British and [[Chilean Antarctic Territory|Chilean]] claims 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]] 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. This region overlaps with [[British Antarctic Territory|British]] British and [[Chilean Antarctic Territory|Chilean]] claims 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]] | ||