Instituto Antártico Uruguayo | |
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Formed | August 25, 1975 |
Headquarters | Av. 8 de Octubre 2958 Montevideo, Uruguay |
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Website | http://www.iau.gub.uy/?lang=en |
The Uruguayan Antarctic Institute (Spanish: 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.