Little America was a series of Antarctic exploration bases from 1929 to 1958, located on the Ross Ice Shelf, south of the Bay of Whales. They were built on ice that moves very slowly; the relative loc
Byrd Antarctic Expedition II cover, Jan. 30, 1935
The camp established as US Navy's Operation Highjump, 1946–1947
USS Arneb at Little America station in 1959
McMurdo Station
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McMurdo Station is an American Antarctic research station on the southern tip of Ross Island. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National
Little America (exploration base)
…America V went to sea on Iceberg B-9 in 1987. Little America V was one of seven bases that the United States built for the IGY, which also included McMurdo, Hallett, Wilkes, Admundsen-Scott (South Pole Station), Ellsworth, and Byrd. List of Antarctic field camps…
McMurdo Station in February 2017
Memorial to George Vince at Hut Point, who died in 1904 on the Robert Falcon Scott expedition
McMurdo in 1964
IGY Antarctica infographic circa 1957, highlighting international missions