San Martin
San Martin is a hamlet in Argentine Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego Province and has about 19 residents.Places of Interest
Highlights include Barry Island.
Barry Island
Islet
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Base.
East Base
Locality
East Base on Stonington Island is the oldest American research station in Antarctica, having been commissioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. The station was built as part of two US wintering expeditions – United States Antarctic Service Expedition and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition. East Base is situated 7 km southeast of San Martin.
San Martin
- Type: Hamlet with 19 residents
- Also known as: “Base Antártica San Martín”, “San Martin Base”, and “San Martín Base”
- Categories: research, office, and locality
- Location: Argentine Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-68.13006° or 68° 7′ 48″ south
Longitude
-67.10132° or 67° 6′ 5″ west
Population
19
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Inception
March 21st, 1951
Operator
Instituto Antártico Argentino
Open location code
373JVV9X+XF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
office=research
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“San Martin” goes by many names.
- French: “Base Antarctique San Martin”
- French: “Base antarctique San-Martín”
- German: “General-San-Martín-Station”
- Italian: “Base dell’esercito generale San Martín”
- Latvian: “Sanmartina”
- Macedonian: “Сан Мартин”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “San Martin-Basen”
- Portuguese: “Base San Martín”
- Spanish: “Base San Martin”
- Spanish: “Base San Martín”
- Ukrainian: “Сан-Мартін”
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