As Antarctica has never been permanently settled by humans, there has historically been little military activity in the Antarctic. The Antarctic Treaty, which came into effect on June 23, 1961, bans m
A United States Navy LC-130 Hercules near the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in 1996
Operation Tabarin
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Operation Tabarin was the code name for a secret British expedition to the Antarctic during World War Two, operational 1943–1946. Conducted by the Admiralty on behalf of the Colonial Office, its prima
Field party of Operation Tabarin surveying on Wiencke Island, 22 September 1944
Norwegian sealing vessel Veslekari
Antarctic Peninsula showing Tabarin bases
Base B, Whaler's Bay, Deception Island