Juan Pablo Camacho Martino (born 21 November 1984) is the first
Chilean born in the Antarctic Region and the ninth person born south of the
60 parallel. He was born in
Villa Las Estrellas
Villa Las Estrellas (English: "The Stars Village") is a Chilean town and research station on King George Island within the Chilean Antarctic claim, the Chilean Antarctic Territory, and also within the Argentine and British Antarctic claims. ...
at the
Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Base in
King George Island.
His parents were sent there to conceive and give birth to a child in order to strengthen Chile's claim on Antarctica.
See also
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Demographics of Antarctica
Antarctica has no permanent residents. It contains research stations and field camps that are staffed seasonally or year-round, and former whaling settlements. Approximately 12 nations, all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, send personnel to per ...
References
1984 births
Living people
People from Chilean Antartica
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