Little America (exploration base) - Wikipedia
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. The coordinates are approximate.
Little America | Exploration, Geology, Glaciology | Britannica
Little America, principal American base in Antarctica, lying on the northeastern edge of Ross Ice Shelf near Kainan Bay. First set up in 1928 as the headquarters for the polar explorations of Richard E. Byrd, it was reused and enlarged by Byrd on his return expedition in 1933–35.
Antarctic exploration in little America - The United States Army
2021年1月21日 · Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd staged the first expedition to explore Antarctica from 1928 to 1930. During that time a base camp was established on the Ross Ice Shelf and named “Little...
Little America | Antarctica NZ
Little America I was first named by Byrd on 1 January 1929. This base, used by the Byrd AE, 1928-30, and Little America II, the new base built by the Byrd AE, 1933-35, were established about 1 mile inside Ver-Sud-Mer Inlet, Bay of Whales, about …
Little America, Admiral Richard E. Byrd & Operation Highjump
2023年10月3日 · A relocated Little America—Little America IV—served as a base camp for the biggest and most far-reaching Antarctic expedition yet undertaken: the U.S. Navy’s Operation Highjump of 1946-1947. This massive project mustered 4,700 men, 25 aircraft, and 13 ships, and Rear Admiral Richard Byrd oversaw its scientific arm.
Little America - Infoplease
Little America, base for Antarctic exploring expeditions, Antarctica, on the Ross Ice Shelf, S of the Bay of Whales. Richard E. Byrd, a U.S. explorer, established and named Little America in 1929 and built bases on the same site in 1933–35, 1939–41,
Little America, aerial exploration in the Antarctic, the flight to the ...
2010年8月17日 · Little America, aerial exploration in the Antarctic, the flight to the South pole by Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957; Gould, Laurence McKinley, 1896-1995. Geological sledge trip
Little America | Encyclopedia.com
Little America, base for Antarctic exploring expeditions, Antarctica, on the Ross Ice Shelf, S of the Bay of Whales. Richard E. Byrd, a U.S. explorer, established and named Little America in 1929 and built bases on the same site in 1933–35, 1939–41, and 1946–48 for subsequent expeditions.
Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to …
2015年5月15日 · American hero and explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. tells the story of his first journey through Antarctica and the founding of a series of camps and bases referred to as “Little...
Little America: Aerial Exploration In the Antarctic: The Flight To …
Byrd recounted the expedition's story in his 1930 book Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic: The Flight to the South Pole. From August 1928 to June 1930, Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Antarctic with 83 men, four ships, and three airplanes.
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