The Uruguayan Antarctic Institute welcomed United Kingdom Ambassador to Uruguay, Faye O Connor, to the Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base between February 14th and 19th.
Next week, the Sodre Youth Orchestra from Uruguay will make history by performing a concert titled 'For Peace and Science' at the Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base on King George Island, marking 40 years of the South American country's presence on the icy continent.
Uruguay s National Administration of Power Plants and Electrical Transmissions (UTE) has restored power supply at the South American country s Artigas Scientific Base in Antarctica, it was reported Monday in Montevideo. The service had been interrupted between Thursday at 2.28 pm and late Sunday.
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou s trip to Antarctica has been postponed due to bad weather, Defense Minister Javier García announced Friday in Montevideo.
A group of over 40 Uruguayan military and scientific personnel were flown to Antarctica aboard an Ururuguayan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft in a move to promote 14 projects in the areas of geosciences, life sciences, social and human sciences, as well as environmental monitoring, it was reported Thursday in Montevideo.