The Uruguayan Antarctic Institute (in Spanish: Instituto Antártico Uruguayo) is Uruguay's governmental agency to fund, organize, control and promote research on Antarctica according with the Antarctic Treaty System. Originally founded by scientists, it is currently managed by Uruguay's Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs and Education.
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