Almirante Brown Antarctic Base – Argentina’s Abandoned Research Station
Almirante Brown Antarctic Base was an Argentine research centre located in Paradise Bay. In 1984 the base was burnt to the ground and abandoned.
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Antarctica
Pole Of Inaccessibility – An Abandoned Antarctic Research Base
The Pole Of Inaccessibility was a research station in Antarctica built by the Soviet Union for their Antarctic expeditions. It was first used in 1958 and has seen sporadic use since.
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Scott’s Hut – Base Camp For A Doomed Antarctic Expedition
Robert Scott and his expedition team built a hut at Cape Evans in Antarctica but he never returned, perishing on his return from the South Pole
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Husvik – An Abandoned Whaling Station In The South Atlantic
Husvik was a whaling station on South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean which was closed in 1960 and has been abandoned ever since.
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Grytviken – An Abandoned Whaling Station In The South Atlantic
The whaling station at Grytviken was abandoned by the Norwegians in 1965 following a massive decline in the whaling industry.
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