Antarctica
Each year, scientists from 28 different nations conduct experiments not reproducible in any other place in the world. In the summer more than 4,000 scientists operate research stations; this number decreases to just over 1,000 in the winter. McMurdo Station, which is the largest research station in Antarctica, is capable of housing more than 1,000 scientists, visitors, and tourists.
Argentine Antarctic Program
Argentina is the closest country to Antarctica and runs six permanent scientific stations, the most of any country. They are:Orcadas Station is the oldest Argentine station in the Antarctic, and Marambio the newest.