Uruguayan Antarctic Institute
The Uruguayan Antarctic Institute ( es, Instituto Antártico Uruguayo) is Uruguay's governmental agency to fund, organize, control and promote research on Antarctica according with the Antarctic Treaty System. It was founded by scientists, and is now managed by Uruguay's Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs and Education. History Uruguay has been associated with Antarctic activities since 1776, when the country first issued licenses for fishing in the southern seas. In 1916, it was involved in the attempt of rescue of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the barquentine ''Endurance'' crew reaching Elephant Island in August that year, in an expedition by T/N Ruperto Elechiribehety of the Uruguayan Navy. Starting at and continuing after International Geophysical Year, IGY, Navy officers participated in Argentine and British expeditions to Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands. The Uruguayan Antarctic Institute itself was founded in Montevideo, Uruguay on by Professor Julio Cé ...
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