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Argentine Antarctica
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
and
Chilean
claims in Antarctica; however,
all claims
are 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
.
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