Almirante Brown Antarctic Base
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Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Antarctic base named after Admiral Guillermo Brown
William Brown (admiral)
Admiral William Brown was an Irish-born Argentine Admiral. Brown's victories in the Independence War, the Argentina-Brazil War, and the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata earned the respect and appreciation of the Argentine people, and today he is regarded as one of Argentina's national...
, the father of the Argentine Navy
Argentine Navy
The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....
. The original station located in Paradise Bay
Paradise Bay
Paradise Bay is a harbour in West Antarctica.It is one of only two ports used for cruise ships to stop on the continent; the other is Neko Harbour....
was burned down in 1984. The base has been partially rebuilt, but is occupied only in the summer season.