Brief history of Argentine sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands

Argentina's link with Antarctic lands dates back to the beginning of the 20th century when Argentine personnel took part in the Nordenskjold expedition (1901-1903) as a result of which the first meteorological station was established in the South Orkney Islands which has operated uninterruptedly ever since. Since 1951 with the creation of the Argentine Antarctic Institute a systematic occupation plan was organized through campaigns carried out every summer and the installation of a series of scientific stations and military and naval bases. Argentine Antarctica is based on rights of proximity and continuous and uninterrupted occupation since 1904.