Editing Esperanza Base (section)

==Historic site==
{{Infobox lighthouse| qid = Q5549753}}
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A group of items or structures of historic significance at, or close to, the base have been designated a [[Historic Sites and Monuments in Antarctica|Historic Site or Monument]] (HSM 40), following a proposal by Argentina to the [[Antarctic Treaty System|Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting]]. These comprise a [[bust (sculpture)|bust]] of [[José de San Martín|General San Martin]], a [[grotto]] with a statue of the [[Our Lady of Luján|Virgin of Lujan]], a [[flagpole]] erected in 1955, and a [[cemetery]] with a [[stele]] commemorating Argentine expedition members who died in the area.<ref name=atcm>{{cite web |url= http://www.ats.aq/documents/ATCM35/WW/atcm35_ww003_e.pdf|title= List of Historic Sites and Monuments approved by the ATCM (2012)|access-date=2013-12-31 |publisher=Antarctic Treaty Secretariat |year=2012}}</ref>