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

  • Pablo Gabriel Fontana Instituto Antártico Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Keywords: Instituto Antártico Argentino, Argentine Antarctic Institute, Antarctica, General San Martin icebreaker, Peter I Island

Abstract

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 Antarctic Sector, this article describes the reasons behind the establishment of the hut and the scientific work that took place there as well as previous Argentine expeditions to Peter I.

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Published
2018-12-17
How to Cite
Fontana P. G. (2018). A hut too far: history of the Argentine Ventimiglia shelter on Peter I Øy. Polar Research, 37. Retrieved from https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3406
Issue
Vol 37 (2018)
Section
Research Notes

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