ARA Bahía Paraíso
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ARA Bahía Paraíso was an Argentine Navy auxiliary ship that sank in 1989, 2 miles from Palmer Station at Arthur Harbor, Antarctica, resulting in a 170,000 US gal oil spill.
Model of the Bahía Paraíso.
Palmer Station
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Palmer Station is a United States research station in Antarctica located on Anvers island, the only U.S. station on the continent located north of the Antarctic Circle. The first Palmer was built in 1
ARA Bahía Paraíso
…Falklands War until April 1981 when repainted as hospital ship with no numbering) B1 (late in career and as research vessel) Fate sank in waters off Palmer Station, Antarctica General characteristics Length 133 m (436 ft 4 in) Beam 20 m (65 ft 7 in) Draught 10 m (32 ft 10 in) Propulsion 2 × Sulzer diesel engines…
Sign for Palmer Station, 2013
Gentoo penguins near Palmer Station
RN73 Radionuclide detector
BioLab, the main building at Palmer