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Museo de la Patagonia "Dr. Francisco Moreno"

Address:	Centro Civico, 8400 San Carlos de Bariloche
Year of foundation:	1940
Collections:	Natural and cultural history of Patagonia.

Museo del Fin del Mundo [Museum of the End of the World]

	[Museum of the End of the World]
Website:	www.interpatagonia.com/paseos/museofindelmundo/
Address:	Maipu 177, 9410 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
Telephone:	+54-901-21863
Fax:	+54-901-21863

Museo Maritimo de Ushuaia

Website:	www.museomaritimo.com
Address:	El Presidio, Yaganes y Gabernadar Paz, Ushuaia, 9410 Tierra del Fuego
E-mail:	museomar@satlink.com
Telephone:	+45-2901-437481
Collections:	Antarctic collections include natural history and history of exploration. Several exhibits illustrate Nordenskjold's Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901-04) for which the museum holds many artifacts brought back following conservation work at Snow Hill and Hope Bay. Also exhibys for Belgian Antarctic Expedition of de Gerlache (1897-99). Good collection of ship models including several polar; models of aircraft and helicopters used on Argentine Antarctic expeditions. Also art gallery with Antarctic paintings.

Museo Naval de la Nacion

Address:	Paseo Victoria 620, Tigre, 1648 Buenos Aires
Telephone:	+54-1-749-0608
Year of foundation:	1892
Collections:	National maritime museum with permanent galleries on Argentine naval and merchant naval history, much relating to the Southern Ocean including: models of ships making Antarctic voyages during the 18th and 19th centuries; artefacts from Nordenskjold's expedition (1901-04); model of Uruguay; and medal commemorating 1962 flight to South Pole.