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 at the Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Base in King George Island.[1][2][3]

His parents were sent there to conceive and give birth to a child in order to strengthen Chile's claim on Antarctica.[4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ Elena Martín-Cancela (9 March 2018). Tras las huellas del San Telmo: contexto, historia y arqueología en la Antártida. Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-84-17358-23-5.
  2. ↑ Qué pasa. Segunda Editorial Portada. 1985.
  3. ↑ Kaneptune (2020-07-14). "Why 11 Babies Have Been Born in Antarctica". Medium. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Cooper, Pen (2017-03-13). "How Argentina and Chile Used Babies In An Attempt to Own a Piece of Antarctica". History Daily. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Blazeski, Goran (2016-10-12). "In 1977 Argentina sent a pregnant woman to Antarctica in an attempt to claim partial possession of the continent". The Vintage News. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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