Post-war Developments
Following the end of the war in 1945, the bases were handed over to civilian members of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), subsequently renamed the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in 1962.
The ownership of the region is in abeyance. British, and Argentine and Chilean claims, to the islands have been put to one side to allow scientific research to continue. The United States and Russia have reserved their right to make territorial claims.
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