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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Qué pasa. Segunda Editorial Portada. 1985.
- ↑ Kaneptune (2020-07-14). "Why 11 Babies Have Been Born in Antarctica". Medium. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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