Expedition to the South Pole
The stamp was issued in
1966 to commemorate the 1965 Argentine expedition to the South Pole.
The stamp shows a map of Argentina's claims on the Antarctic
continent.
Radio Postal Stations in the Antarctic
The stamp was issued as
part of a set of three to publicize Argentinian research projects in
the Antarctic. A second stamp in the set shows the route of a double
transpolar trans-antarctic flight.
Brazil's First Expedition ~ 1982-1983
Brazil made its first Antarctic
expedition in 1982-83. The stamp shows an Adeliea Penguin, a small
polar projection of the Antarctic continent, and the
support ship, Barão de Teffe. The Barão was built in 1957 and was used
by the French Antarctic Territories for 18 years under the name Thala
Dan. It was sold to Brazil in 1982.
Brazil owns a permanent base on King George Island, off
the long finger south of South America, and
has been granted a zone of interest between 28°W and 58°W, which
overlaps territory claimed by Argentina, Great Britain, and Chile.
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