Belgrano II ( Eng. General Belgrano II Base ) is an Argentinean research polar station located in Antarctica, on the shores of the Weddell Sea . This station is Argentina's southernmost permanent station.
| Research station | |||||
| Belgrano II | |||||
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| English General Belgrano II Base | |||||
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| A country |  Argentina | ||||
| Provinces | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands | ||||
| The Department | Argentine Antarctica | ||||
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| Based | 1979 | ||||
| Height | 250 m | ||||
| Climate type | Antarctic | ||||
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| Population | 21 people | ||||
| Official language | Spanish | ||||
History
In 1955 , General Hernan Puhato founded the first Belgrano station. On February 5, 1979 , the Belgrano II station was opened as a follower of the first base. Belgrano III functioned for 4 years, in 1980 - 1984 . Now only Belgrano II is functioning, which since 2006 has been the southernmost permanent Argentine station.