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US Navy operation to establish an Antarctic research base
Admiral Ethan Erik Larson, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68. Operation HIGHJUMP commenced 26 August 1946 and ended in late February 1947. Task Force
Operation_Highjump
2012 science-fiction comedy film
Iron Sky is a 2012 science fiction comedy action film directed by Timo Vuorensola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Kalesniko from a story by Johanna
Iron_Sky
American naval officer (1888–1957)
produced a documentary about Operation Highjump named The Secret Land. The film shows live-action footage of the operation, along with a few re-enacted
Richard_E._Byrd
US operations in Antarctica
in 1940 charted the Ross Sea. Byrd was instrumental in the Navy's Operation Highjump after World War II from 1946 to 1947, which charted most of the Antarctic
Operation_Deep_Freeze
pilot in the Eastern Group of United States Navy (United States Navy) Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent
List of glaciers on Thurston Island
List_of_glaciers_on_Thurston_Island
1945 Wind-class icebreaker
and cartography studies, as well as icebreaking, during Operation Nanook and Operation Highjump. Northwind was the last Wind-class icebreaker when she
USCGC_Northwind
Island in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
Flying Fish. Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on
Thurston_Island
United States Navy Vice admiral and Antarctic explorer
Bear was Lieutenant George J. Dufek, who would later serve in Operation Highjump and Operation Deep Freeze. Navy records state that 1,000 miles of new coastline
Richard_Cruzen
Territory of Antarctica in Queen Maud Land, first explored by Nazi Germany in 1938/39
during World War II Esoteric Nazism List of Antarctic expeditions Operation Highjump McGonigal, David, Antarctica, frances lincoln ltd, 2009, ISBN 0-7112-2980-5
New_Swabia
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
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Reinhold_Messner
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
assisting the outfitting of the Terra Nova for the second Discovery relief operation, but turned down the offer to sail with her as chief officer. He also
Ernest_Shackleton
United States naval admiral (1903–1977)
weather bases in the polar regions. While there he participated in Operation Highjump, a Naval expedition to Antarctica under the command of Byrd. He served
George_J._Dufek
participants' valuable contributions to polar exploration and science. Operation HIGHJUMP was a United States Navy mission aimed at establishing the Antarctic
American exploration of Antarctica
American_exploration_of_Antarctica
Secret British expedition to the Antarctic during WWII
recognise any foreign territorial claims to Antarctica, initiating Operation Highjump. Argentina and Chile signed the Argentine-Chilean Agreement on Joint
Operation_Tabarin
Antarctic research station in Ross Ice Shelf
Operation Highjump. On 2 and 5 December 1946, 166 Seabees sailed from Port Hueneme on the USS Yancey and USS Merrick assigned to Operation Highjump.
Little America (exploration base)
Little_America_(exploration_base)
Member of the US Naval Construction Forces
assignments. Operation Highjump In December 1946, 166 Seabees sailed from Port Hueneme on the USS Yancey and USS Merrick assigned to Operation Highjump. They
Seabee
Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and named by him for Lieutenant Joe C. Jennings, United States Navy, co-pilot and navigator on Operation Highjump photographic
Jennings_Promontory
Earth's southernmost continent
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Antarctica
American interest was rekindled with an explicitly geopolitical motive. Operation Highjump, from 1946 to 1947 was organized by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd Jr
History_of_Antarctica
International treaties concerning Antarctica
From 26 August 1946, and until the beginning of 1947, it carried out Operation Highjump, the largest military expeditionary force that the United States had
Antarctic_Treaty_System
Alabama expedition to northeast Greenland led by Ejnar Mikkelsen in an operation to recover bodies and logs of the ill-fated Danmark expedition 1910–1915:
List_of_Arctic_expeditions
Range of peaks and nunataks in Antarctica
The peak was plotted from air photos taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump (OpHjp) in December 1946, and was observed by personnel of the United
Walker_Mountains
Island in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
its south part) from aerial photographs taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump (OpHjp) in January 1947. It was named by the United States Advisory
Carney_Island
Norwegian polar explorer (1872–1928)
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Roald_Amundsen
British explorer and naval officer (1728–1779)
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James_Cook
US Navy Antarctica expedition (1946–47)
Antarctica in 1947–1948. This operation was a follow-up to the First Antarctica Development Project known as Operation Highjump (1946–1947). The expedition
Operation_Windmill
English explorer (born 1944)
unsuccessful due to a kidney stone attack and he had to be rescued from the operation by his crew. In 2000 he attempted to walk solo and unsupported to the
Ranulph_Fiennes
Danish-born Russian explorer (1681–1741)
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Vitus_Bering
Chain of mountains in Antarctica
Lazarev Mountains were photographed from the air by United States Navy Operation Highjump (1946–1947), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957–1958) and an Australian
Lazarev_Mountains,_Antarctica
(Byrd's third expedition) 1943–1945 – Operation Tabarin – led by Lieutenant James Marr 1946–1947 – Operation Highjump – led by Richard Evelyn Byrd (Byrd's
List_of_Antarctic_expeditions
First nuclear-powered submarine of the US Navy
records in her first years of operation and traveled to locations previously beyond the limits of submarines. In operation, she revealed a number of limitations
USS_Nautilus_(SSN-571)
1911 expedition to the South Pole
respond, "all the more unnecessary, for no one would have welcomed co-operation in the work of South Polar exploration more than Captain Scott ... Still
Amundsen's South Pole expedition
Amundsen's_South_Pole_expedition
Norse explorer
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Erik_the_Red
American Antarctic base
opened its first station at McMurdo on February 16, 1956, as part of Operation Deep Freeze. The base, built by the U.S. Navy Seabees, was initially designated
McMurdo_Station
Polar region of the Earth's northern hemisphere
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Arctic
1948 film
documentary film about the United States Navy expedition code-named "Operation Highjump" to Antarctica in 1946. The film, which was shot entirely by USN and
The_Secret_Land
Ocean around Antarctica
military personnel visited the Antarctic in an expedition called Operation Highjump. Reported to the public as a scientific mission, the details were
Southern_Ocean
American interest was rekindled with an explicitly geopolitical motive. Operation Highjump, from 1946 to 1947 was organised by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd Jr
Territorial claims in Antarctica
Territorial_claims_in_Antarctica
Tender of the United States Navy
boats; she contributed to the aerial exploration of Antarctica in Operation Highjump, and saved several downed aviators from the hostile climate. In addition
USS_Pine_Island
Specific form of polar glacial islands
Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named Firlingane (the quadruplets). The Hamarskaftet
List_of_nunataks
Ship that is able to navigate through ice-covered waters
Finnish companies have designed 80% of all icebreaker ships currently in operation, and 60% were built at shipyards in Finland. Russia currently operates
Icebreaker
American explorer (1856–1920)
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Robert_Peary
Geographic location
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Pole_of_inaccessibility
Small-boat journey by Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions
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Voyage_of_the_James_Caird
1921–22 expedition to Antarctica
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Shackleton–Rowett_Expedition
Regions around Earth's geographical poles
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Polar_regions_of_Earth
Peninsula in Antarctica
delineated from aerial photographs taken by the United States Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee
Martin_Peninsula
Expedition to Antarctica led by Douglas Mawson, 1911–1914
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Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Australasian_Antarctic_Expedition
Polar region around Earth's South Pole
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Antarctic
Earliest phase of European settlement in the Americas
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Norse settlement of North America
Norse_settlement_of_North_America
Steam yacht built in 1876
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SY_Aurora
Antarctica's largest known subglacial lake
drilling are available. Though the Russians claim to have improved their operations, they continue to use the same borehole, which has already been contaminated
Lake_Vostok
British warship and polar exploration ship
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HMS_Terror_(1813)
Irish monastic saint and explorer (circa 484-577)
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Brendan_the_Navigator
1943 multi-role helicopter by Sikorsky
"off-the-shelf" from Sikorsky in late 1946 for use in the Antarctic and Operation Highjump, placing them into naval inventory as the HO3S-1. Carried aboard the
Sikorsky_H-5
English explorer (c. 1565 – after 1611)
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Henry_Hudson
Point on Earth's Southern Hemisphere
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South_magnetic_pole
1893–1896 attempt by Fridtjof Nansen to reach the North Pole
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Nansen's_Fram_expedition
1914–17 British Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton
whereabouts and requested that a suitable vessel be sent south for the rescue operation. He was informed by the Admiralty that nothing was available before October
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
British Antarctic explorer (1868–1912)
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Robert_Falcon_Scott
British explorer (1880–1912)
cavalry regiment as a second lieutenant in May 1900. He took part in operations in the Transvaal, the Orange River Colony, and Cape Colony. In March 1901
Lawrence_Oates
American explorer (1866–1955)
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Matthew_Henson
New Zealand mountaineer (1919–2008)
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Edmund_Hillary
Period of history from the 1890s to the 1920s
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Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
Heroic_Age_of_Antarctic_Exploration
Failed attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon
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Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition
Andrée's_Arctic_balloon_expedition
Irish naval officer and polar explorer (1796–1848?)
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Francis_Crozier
Type of ship
especially along the Northern Sea Route where diesel-powered icebreaker operations are challenging due to the heavy power demand associated with icebreaking
Nuclear-powered_icebreaker
Northernmost point on Earth
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North_Pole
French explorer and naval officer (1790–1842)
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Jules_Dumont_d'Urville
British naval officer and polar explorer
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Graham_Gore
Irish Antarctic explorer (1877–1938)
Secours Hospital in Cork, where his appendix was removed. Because the operation had been delayed, an infection developed, and after a week in the hospital
Tom_Crean_(explorer)
Oasis in Antarctica
Figurnoye). Mapped from air photos taken by the United States Navy Operation Highjump (1946-1947) and named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic
Bunger_Hills
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
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John_Franklin
Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist
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Fiann_Paul
Mountain in Antarctica - claimed (and the highest peak) of Australia
Glacier, after the Mount Olympus, flagship of United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd. 80°13′00″S 156°49′00″E
Mount_McClintock
Shipping route running along the Russian Arctic coast
and world nuclear icebreaker fleet, the icebreaker Lenin, was put into operation. This event marked the beginning of the development of the nuclear icebreaker
Northern_Sea_Route
Earth's magnetic pole in the Northern Hemisphere
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North_magnetic_pole
Norse explorer (c. 849 – c. 910)
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Ingólfr_Arnarson
Region of Canada
sought to impose political control on the First Nations peoples, whose co-operation was needed for the fur trade. For its first century, the HBC never ventured
Northern_Canada
Abandoned Middle Age Norse settlements
Magazine, a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America Nordic co-operation facts about Greenland Portals: Denmark Modern history Norse settlements
Norse settlements in Greenland
Norse_settlements_in_Greenland
Hecla-class bomb vessel best known for Antarctic and Arctic exploration
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HMS_Erebus_(1826)
Capital of the Australian Antarctic Territory
formed a part of "Operation Highjump" in 1947, USS Currituck visited the area, but no landing took place. As part of Operation Highjump, the Vestfolds and
Davis_Station
Italian mountaineer and explorer (1873–1933)
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Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Prince_Luigi_Amedeo,_Duke_of_the_Abruzzi
1946 aviation accident
crashed during a blizzard. Buno 59098 was one of 4 aircraft lost during Operation Highjump. The aircraft based from USS Pine Island (AV-12), Bureau Number 59098
1946 Antarctica PBM Mariner crash
1946_Antarctica_PBM_Mariner_crash
Mountain range in Antarctica
Norwegian cartographers working with air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. Austhamaren: 2,060 metres (6,760 ft) high, standing close
Sør_Rondane_Mountains
central portion of the Highjump Archipelago, Antarctica. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the
Gossard_Channel
Scottish explorer and fur trader (1764–1820)
member of the North West Company, he aspired to extend the Company's operations into western Canada and sell furs gained from there in China. His ambitions
Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)
Alexander_Mackenzie_(explorer)
1845–48 British failed Arctic exploration
and Woodman again acted as expedition historian and search coordinator. Operations were conducted from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Laurier. Approximately
Franklin's_lost_expedition
Sloop of the Royal Navy
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HMS_Resolution_(1771)
Russian ethnographic group
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Pomors
Norwegian polar exploration vessel
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Fram_(ship)
Sea route north of North America
Internal Waters. The declaration came after the successful completion of Operation Nunalivut (Inuktitut for "the land is ours"), which was an expedition
Northwest_Passage
Coldest locations in each hemisphere
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Pole_of_Cold
Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer (c. 1550 – 1597)
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Willem_Barentsz
Antarctica research agency of the Soviet Union
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Soviet_Antarctic_Expedition
Pre-Norse Irish monks of Iceland
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Papar
Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)
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Fridtjof_Nansen
US scientific research station at the South Pole, Antarctica
Little America. Operation Deep Freeze missions support the construction and operation of the South Pole station, starting with Operation Deep Freeze 1955
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Station
British scientific expedition to Antarctica (1901 to 1904)
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Discovery_Expedition
Semi-rigid airship
trapped in the envelope, which was blown away. At the end of the rescue operations there were seventeen dead (crew and rescuers) and eight survivors, including
Italia_(airship)
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