South West Atlantic HC

Brief History

On 16 November 2006 under the initiative of Argentine, Brazil and Uruguay, the constitutional meeting of the South West Atlantic Hydrographic Commission (SWAtHC) took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Statutes were signed on 14 December 2006 and the first formal meeting was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 10 April 2007. The Commission´s first Chairman was Rear Admiral Andrés Roque Di Vincenzo (Argentine). Paraguay and Bolivia joined as Associate Member and Observer respectively.

Meetings Documents

With the commissioning of the new IHO Portal (Ref. IHO CL 44/2024), all information and documents relating to SWAtHC meetings are now available through the SWAtHC section of the IHO Portal.

To access the content of the SWAtHC section, you will need to:

• create an account on the IHO Portal; and
• join the SWAtHC community (please use the Members tab to submit your request to).

Next Meeting

• The next SWAtHC Meeting (SWAtHC21) is planned to take place from 27 to 28 April 2027 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Meeting information is available here.

Member States map

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