- San Martín Base
The San Martín Base (in Spanish, "Base San Martín") is an Argentine base in
Antarctica , operated by theArgentine Army , near theAntarctic Peninsula 's mountain range. It was founded onMarch 21 1951 by Colonel D. H. Pujtajo, who named the base after the Argentine independence hero GeneralJosé de San Martín . The number of people living in it is between 18 and 20.San Martín is the westernmost Argentine Antarctic base, and has special importance because the area of its location is claimed at the same time by Argentina,
Chile and theUnited Kingdom , and because it is near the Antarctic Peninsula Mountain Range, where scientists have discoveredcopper , and think there are more metals.The base's motto is "Hombres de voluntad, luchan y vencen desde 1951".
External links
* [http://www.ejercito.mil.ar/antartico/base_san_mar/bas_san_mar.htm "Base Antártica San Martín"] — Argentine Army official website.
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