Antarctic Treaty Monument
The Monument to the Antarctic Treaty commemorates the signatories of the Antarctic Treaty, which was opened for signing in 1959 and came into force in 1961.Photo: Tsy1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument
- Also known as: “Monument to the Antarctic Treaty”
- Inscription: “Al tratado de la Antártida y a quienes contribuyen con generosidad a su estudio y protección como tesoro que es del mundo 1959–1999”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Chapel of Saint Mary Queen of Peace.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: ArJuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a small Russian Orthodox church on King George Island near Bellingshausen Station, a Russian research station in Antarctica. It is one of the eight churches on Antarctica and the southernmost Eastern Orthodox church in the world. Holy Trinity Church is situated 490 metres north of Antarctic Treaty Monument.
Chapel of Saint Mary Queen of Peace
Church
Photo: Carlos78chile, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Mary Queen of Peace Chapel is a Catholic chapel located in Villa Las Estrellas, in the Chilean Antarctic Territory, which includes in the commune of Antártica, within the Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, about 1580 km from Punta Arenas. Chapel of Saint Mary Queen of Peace is situated 310 metres west of Antarctic Treaty Monument.
Diomedea Island
Islet
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Diomedea Island is a small island lying in Ardley Cove, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The Soviet Antarctic Expedition called the feature "Ostrov Al'batros" or "Albatross Island" in 1968, but the English form duplicates a name in the Bay of Isles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base and Villa Las Estrellas.
President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base
Neighborhood
Photo: Mefisto29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile. It is located at Fildes Peninsula, an ice-free area, in front of Fildes Bay, at the west end of King George Island, South Shetland Islands.
Villa Las Estrellas
Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Las Estrellas is a Chilean civilian settlement on King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula. It consists of some dozen prefabs but is a vital service hub for all the bases on the island.
Antarctic Treaty Monument
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.20041° or 62° 12′ 2″ southLongitude
-58.96194° or 58° 57′ 43″ westOpen location code
3893Q2XQ+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 4348640597OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q16895335
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Antarctic Treaty Monument” goes by many names.
- French: “monument au traité de l’Antarctique”
- French: “Monument au traité de l’Antarctique”
- Hebrew: “האנדרטה לאמנת אנטארקטיקה”
- Japanese: “南極条約記念碑”
- Russian: “Монумент Договора об Антарктике”
- Spanish: “Monumento al Tratado Antártico”
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Highlights include Correos de Chile and Chilean Air Force Hospital.
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