Argentine Antarctica the first on the continent. On 18 December 2012, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom announced that the southern part of British Antarctic Territory (and Argentine Antarctica) has been named "Queen Elizabeth Land" in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. Argentina, which lays claim to part of the area, criticised the naming. In 2013 the Argentine Defense Ministry announced that Petrel Base will become a permanent base by 2015. The base will have an airport and logistics for transfer of passengers and cargo. The geographic structure of the Argentine Antarctica continues some features of the Patagonia, located to
Amphibolis antarctica Amphibolis antarctica Amphibolis antarctica, commonly known as wire weed or sea nymph, is a seagrass found in coastal waters of southern and western Australia. It is a herbaceous perennial up to 80 centimetres high. It has shorter leaves than the other "Amphibolis" species, "A. griffithii". Its flowers are green, and appear from September to February. First published as "Ruppia antarctica" by Jacques Labillardière in 1807, it has since been moved into numerous genera. It was named "Caulinia antarctica" by Robert Brown in 1810, "Posidonia antarctica" by C. P. J. Sprengel in 1824, " Cymodocea antarctica" by C. S. Kunth in