Chapel of Santisima Virgen de Lujan, Antarctica

The Chapel of Santisima Virgen de Lujan or the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin of Lujan (Spanish: Capilla de la Santísima Virgen de Luján ) is a Roman Catholic chapel located at the Argentine base Marambio on Seymour-Marambio Island in Antarctica.[1] The permanent steel-structured chapel is used for Christian worship by the various Argentine personnel on station (as well as visitors). The chapel features a bell tower and cross.

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  1. ↑ http://www.waponline.it/ChurchinAntarctica/tabid/65/Default.aspx

Coordinates: 64°14′26.54″S 56°37′42.11″W / 64.2407056°S 56.6283639°W / -64.2407056; -56.6283639


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