Laurie Island
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Laurie Island is the second largest of the South Orkney Islands. The island is claimed by both Argentina as part of Argentine Antarctica, and the United Kingdom as part of the British Antarctic Territory. Base Orcadas is an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, and the oldest of the stations in Antarctica still in operation. It is located on Laurie Island.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Island
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Coordinates: 60°43'24"S 44°38'6"W
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