![Gerlache Strait](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Gerlache_Strait.png)
Paradise Harbour, also known as Paradise Bay, is a wide embayment behind
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and
Bryde Islands in
Antarctica
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, indenting the west coast of
Graham Land
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between
Duthiers and
Leniz Points. The name was first applied by whalers operating in the vicinity and was in use by 1920.
Argentina
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's
Almirante Brown Antarctic Base
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stands on the coast of the bay, as does
Chile
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's
González Videla Antarctic Base
González Videla Base is an inactive research station on the Antarctic mainland at Waterboat Point in Paradise Bay. It is named after Chilean President Gabriel González Videla, who in the 1940s became the first chief of state of any nation to v ...
.
Historic site
In 1950, a
shelter
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was erected near the Chilean Base to honour
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
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, the first
head of state
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to visit the Antarctic. The shelter constitutes a representative example of pre-
IGY
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activity in Antarctica. It has been designated a
Historic Site or Monument (HSM 30), following a proposal by Chile to the
Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.
See also
*
Gerlache Strait Geology
References
External links
Bays of Graham Land
Danco Coast
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