Our Navy Explores AntarcticaCovers man's recent endeavors to conquer Antarctica. Explains "Operation Deep Freeze, " an annual expedition of the U.S. Navy for the purpose of conducting experiments to obtain scientific data. |
Contents
THE LAST FRONTIER | 13 |
U S ANTARCTIC SERVICE | 27 |
LITTLE AMERICA REVISITED | 42 |
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Adelie penguin Admiral Byrd aircraft Amundsen-Scott Station antarctic air Antarctic Expedition antarctic exploration Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Research Antarctic Treaty Atka atmosphere Bay of Whales buildings Bunger Hills Burton Island Byrd Antarctic Byrd Station C-47 flights cargo chicks civilian coastal commander of Operation Cruzen discoveries Dufek East Base Extensive aerial exploration Glacier helicopters Ice Shelf interior land Little America machine McMurdo Sound McMurdo Station MURDO N.S.F. David F N.S.F. James National Science Foundation naval NAVY EXPLORES ANTARCTICA Navy icebreaker Northwind open water Operation Deep Freeze OPERATION HIGHJUMP Operation Windmill photograph plateau radio Rear Admiral region rookeries Ross Sea scientists Scott's hut scouting Sealing expedition ships Siple Snow Cruiser Snowmiller south pole STATIONS IN ANTARCTICA Stonington Island task force temperature tion tractor train U. S. Antarctic U. S. Coast Guard U.S. Navy United States Antarctic vessels Vincennes waters of McMurdo weather Weddell seal Wilkes Williams Field winter York Zealand zero