Almirante Brown Antarctic Base

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Photograph of the base taken in 1996.
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Photograph of the base taken in 1996.

Almirante Brown Antarctic Base (64 51' S, 62 54' W) is an Argentine Antarctic base named after Admiral Guillermo Brown, the father of the Argentine Navy. The station located in Paradise Bay, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful settings in Antarctica, was burned down in 1984 by a disturbed member of the overwintering party just as the last supply ship was leaving for the season. He apparently wanted to avoid the overwintering, and figured that if the station burned down he could get home sooner. He did. The base has been partially rebuilt, but is occupied only in the summer season.

[edit] Sources

  • Antarctica. Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest, 1985, p 131.
  • Jack Child, Antarctica and South American Geopolitics: Frozen Lebensraum. New York: Praeger, 1988.

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