Military Activity in The Antarctic - Notable Operations

Notable Operations

Military forces from many countries have provided support to scientific expeditions and bases in Antarctica. Notable operations and expeditions have included:

  • Commander James Cook's second voyage (United Kingdom, 1773)
  • USS Vincennes' surveys of Antarctica (United States, 1839 and 1840)
  • In February 1941 the German auxiliary cruiser Komet patrolled the Ross Sea and Antarctic coastline in an unsuccessful search for Allied whalers
  • Operation Tabarin (United Kingdom, 1944–45)
  • Operation Highjump (United States, 1946–47)
  • Base Soberania (Chile, 1947)
  • Operation Windmill (United States, 1947–48)
  • Base O'Higgins (Chile, 1948)
  • The Australian auxiliary HMAS Wyatt Earp made an unsuccessful voyage to Antarctica in 1948.
  • Base González Videla (Chile, 1951)
  • Base Aguirre Cerda (Chile, 1955)
  • Operation Deep Freeze (United States, 1955–present)
  • Operación 90 (Argentina, 1965)
  • Base Presidente Frei (Chile, 1980)
  • Operación Estrella Polar (Chile, 1984)
  • Operación Aurora Austral (Chile, 1996)
  • Estación Parodi (Chile, 1999)
  • Expedición Hielo I (Chile, 2002)
  • Expedición Hielo II (Chile, 2004)
  • In January 2006 a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K Orion maritime patrol aircraft conducted a trial flight to and from Pegasus Airfield near McMurdo Station to determine the feasibility of conducting patrols from Antarctica in support of the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. RNZAF P-3Ks have regularly conducted flights to and from Antarctica since this successful trial.

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