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Antarctica
contains research stations and field camps that are staffed seasonally or year-round, and former
whaling
settlements.
[1]
Approximately 12 nations, all signatory to the
Antarctic Treaty
, send personnel to perform seasonal (summer) or year-round research on the continent and in its surrounding oceans. There are also two official civilian settlements:
Villa Las Estrellas
in
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva
operated by Chile, and
Fortin Sargento Cabral
in
Esperanza Base
operated by Argentina.
The population of people doing and supporting scientific research on the continent and its nearby islands south of
60 degrees south
latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty)
[2]
varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to 1,000 in winter. In addition, approximately 1,000 personnel including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research are present in the waters of the treaty region. The largest station,
McMurdo Station
, has a summer population of about 1,000 people and a winter population of about 200.
[3]
At least 11 children have been born in Antarctica.
[4]
The first was
Emilio Marcos Palma
, born on 7 January 1978 to
Argentine
parents at
Esperanza
, Hope Bay, near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula.
[5]
The first girl born on the Antarctic continent was Marisa De Las Nieves Delgado, born on 27 May 1978. The birth occurred at Fortin Sargento Cabral, Base Esperanza (Argentine Army).
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