Chile plans a museum in Antarctica to honour pioneers and attract tourism

Sunday, May 22nd 2011 - 22:16 UTC

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The Magallanes regional authorities in Chile’s extreme south are planning to open a museum in the country’s Arturo Prat Antarctic base. Objects and images of Chile’s national presence on the continent will be on display. Read full article

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briton
More you build, the more you attract other countries to build also,,
so if you start a building rush, you only have yourself to blame,
we hear Argentina wants to expand her holdings down their,
you know what they say about a trickle .
May 22nd, 2011 - 10:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
Neither Chile nor Argentina have any 'holdings' down there !
May 22nd, 2011 - 11:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marcos Alejandro
Not in Thailand Rotted but yes in Antarctica.
Get used to it!
May 23rd, 2011 - 12:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ManRod
in this case, sorry lads:

There are “holdings”... Chile holds the biggest permanently used base on the continent with about 100 citizens, schools, cinema, post office, etc...steadily increasing.
Briton: Argentina meanwhile struggels with internal problems, they got other stuff to solve yet.

We learned from you, mates. You've shown the path to walk on the Falklands, thanks! ;D
May 23rd, 2011 - 02:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
isnt life wonderfull.
but its a bit to cold down there .
May 23rd, 2011 - 10:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ManRod
sure, but isn't weather in the scottish north also quite rough for long periods. A reason to abandon it? Naaahhh
May 24th, 2011 - 09:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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zethe
4 ManRod:

A friend of mine worked at a US base down there that housed over 1,000 people.
May 29th, 2011 - 04:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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