Chapel_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Snows_(Belgrano_II_Base)

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows (Belgrano II Base)

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows (Belgrano II Base)

Church in Belgrano II Base, Antarctica

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows[1] (Spanish: Capilla de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves)[2] is the name given to a chapel excavated in a cave in the ice near the Belgrano II base[3] in the territory it claims as part of Argentine Antarctica. It is one of eight churches on Antarctica.

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This church in a cave with walls made of ice is the most southern place of worship of any religion in the world. It is a permanent Catholic church for the whole year of Argentina base and scientific research station founded in 1955 on Coats Land.

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  1. [1]
    "Soldadosdigital.com" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  2. [2]
    "Conoce las capillas católicas de la Antártida, NUESTROMAR". www.nuestromar.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  3. [3]
    "The Seven Churches of Antarctica". Messy Nessy Chic. Retrieved 2016-04-06.

77.8667°S 34.6333°W / -77.8667; -34.6333


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