Brazil begins rebuilding Antarctic base destroyed by deadly fire last February

Tuesday, September 18th 2012 - 06:17 UTC

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Three navy supply ships will head for Antarctica next month to begin rebuilding a Brazilian naval base destroyed by a deadly fire in February, Defence Minister Celso Amorim said Monday. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
Good move.
It's good that the many nation's stations on King George's Island should, once more, have Brasilian researchers close at hand.
Sep 18th, 2012 - 11:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
Good stuff; do the Brazilians have any Antarctic claim or is it just a scientific outpost btw?
Sep 19th, 2012 - 11:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
They have a 'reserved position'. They have notified that they reserve the right to claim unspecified regions of Antarctica if, in the future, it becomes in their best interests so to do.
Many nations hold this position.
Sep 19th, 2012 - 01:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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