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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 37
Character Range: 34956–37108

37      O'Higgins Historic Site                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            63°19′S, 57°54′W
        Site located on Cape Legoupil, Antarctic Peninsula, comprising the following:
        (a) Capitán General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme Bust, erected in 1948 opposite the base known by the same name. General O'Higgins was the first ruler of Chile to recognise the importance of Antarctica. It has a symbolic meaning in the history of Antarctic exploration since it was during General O'Higgins' government that the vessel Dragon landed on the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in 1820. This monument is also representative of pre‑International Geophysical Year activities in Antarctica. (63°19′14.3″S, 57°53′53.9″W);
        (b) Former Capitán General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme Antarctic Base, unveiled on 18 February 1948 by the President of Chile, Gabriel González Videla, the first President in the world to visit Antarctica. It is considered to be a model pioneering base in the modern period of Antarctic exploration. (63°19′S, 57°54′W);
        (c) Plaque in memory of Lieutenants Oscar Inostroza Contreras and Sergio Ponce Torrealba, who perished on 12 August 1957 in Antarctica for the sake of peace and science. (63°19′15.4″S, 57°53′52.9″W);
        (d) Virgen del Carmen Grotto, located in the surroundings of the base mentioned in paragraph (b), built in the early 1970s. It has served as a place of spiritual withdrawal for the staff of the different Antarctic stations and expeditions. (63°19′15.9″S, 57°54′03.2″W).