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Research Note

A hut too far: history of the Argentine Ventimiglia shelter on Peter I Øy

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Figure 1. The icebreaker ARA General San Martín sailing in Antarctica. (DNA-IAA Archive of Historical Photography, AFH000910.)

Figure 1. The icebreaker ARA General San Martín sailing in Antarctica. (DNA-IAA Archive of Historical Photography, AFH000910.)

Figure 2. Photograph of the Argentine camp taken from the landed helicopter. Parts of the hut under construction and one of its walls can be seen in the background to the right. (DNA-IAA Archive of Historical Photography, AFH000459.)

Figure 2. Photograph of the Argentine camp taken from the landed helicopter. Parts of the hut under construction and one of its walls can be seen in the background to the right. (DNA-IAA Archive of Historical Photography, AFH000459.)

Figure 3. Inauguration of the Teniente (Lieutenant) Luis Ventimiglia hut on 3 March 1971 at 14:50. (Photograph by Raúl Leguina. DNA-IAA Archive of Historical Photography, AFH000462.)

Figure 3. Inauguration of the Teniente (Lieutenant) Luis Ventimiglia hut on 3 March 1971 at 14:50. (Photograph by Raúl Leguina. DNA-IAA Archive of Historical Photography, AFH000462.)

Figure 4. Map of Peter I Øy from the publication of Aldo Tomo (Tomo Citation1973).

Figure 4. Map of Peter I Øy from the publication of Aldo Tomo (Tomo Citation1973).

Figure 5. Landing on Tvistein Pillars and collection of rock samples on 3 March 1971 at 11:00. The helicopter is a Bell UH-1H Huey from the 7th Brigade of the Argentine Air Force. (DNA-IAA Archive of Historical Photography, AFH000457.)

Figure 5. Landing on Tvistein Pillars and collection of rock samples on 3 March 1971 at 11:00. The helicopter is a Bell UH-1H Huey from the 7th Brigade of the Argentine Air Force. (DNA-IAA Archive of Historical Photography, AFH000457.)

Figure 6. Grumstrup (left) and Besada (right) measuring the magnetic field. (Photograph by Gustavo Grumstrup.)

Figure 6. Grumstrup (left) and Besada (right) measuring the magnetic field. (Photograph by Gustavo Grumstrup.)

Figure 7. Peter I Øy from the north. Tvistein Pillars is off the north-western tip of the island. The location of the Ventimiglia shelter is marked with an asterisk. (Norwegian Polar Institute, aerial photo archive: Peter I Øy, 1987, image no. 430.)

Figure 7. Peter I Øy from the north. Tvistein Pillars is off the north-western tip of the island. The location of the Ventimiglia shelter is marked with an asterisk. (Norwegian Polar Institute, aerial photo archive: Peter I Øy, 1987, image no. 430.)