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Operation Skua Polar I
Part of Antarctic Exploration
Chilean Antarctica in Chile
Date 1980 - 1981 Location Chilean Antarctica, Antarctica Result Chilean victory
Belligerents
Chile
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Valentín Segura

Operation Skua Polar I was an exploratory operation by Chile in the Chilean Antarctic Territory. Led by Colonel Valentín Segura, the expedition explored much of Antarctica for Chile.

References

• Chilean Joint Peacekeeping Operations Centre
• THE CHILEAN ARMY, WALKING TO THE SOUTH POLE

v t e Chilean Antarctic Territory
Bases Research stations Bernardo O'Higgins Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Professor Julio Escudero González Videla* Civilian settlements Villa Las Estrellas
Institutions INACH Navy of Chile (Icebreaker)
Overlapping claims Argentine Antarctica British Antarctic Territory Operation Skua Polar I

• Chilean Antarctic Territory
• Territorial claims in Antarctica
• Chile and the Antarctic
• Antarctic expeditions
• 1980 in Antarctica
• 1981 in Antarctica