Deep Freeze: The United States, the International Geophysical Year, and the Origins of Antarctica's Age of Science

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Abercrombie, Tom, 184 Accidents, 87, 197, 315; D-8, 76–77, 119–20; on over-snow traverses, 302, 304; plane crashes, 73–74, 103–4, 115–19, 196, 395, 438(n53); Weasel, 75–76 Adams, Cape, 205 Adare, Cape, 187, 188–89 Adélie Coast, 9 Adélie Land, 232 Admiralty Range, 188 Aerial photography, 363–64 Aerial reconnaissance: of Byrd station route, 115, 133, 134 I N D E X 475 Aerography, 242, 255 AFCRC. See Air Force Cambridge Research Center Aircraft, 12, 20, 90; McMurdo Station runway, 94–101; Operation Deep Freeze, 63–64; Operation Highjump, 19–24. See also by type Aircraft Accident Investigation Board, 73 Air Development Squadron SIX (later Antarctic Development Squadron SIX). See VX-6 Air Force Cambridge Research Center (AFCRC), 271 Page numbers in italics indicate illustrations 476 I N D E X Airglow, 240, 274 Air operations, 20, 21, 228, 320, 361, 362, 413(n4), 422(n14); at Byrd Station, 140– 41, 148–49; at Ellsworth Station, 212– 13, 215, 339; at Little America, 115–19; at McMurdo Station, 94–101, 102–4, 155–56; Naval, 396–97; for Operation Deep Freeze, 50, 59, 62–64, 69–70, 73, 81, 416(n62); for over-snow traverses, 294–96, 302, 303–4, 312, 313, 366; preparations for, 102–3; at South Pole, 90, 153–54, 156–62, 163–65, 167–68, 170–71, 173, 174–75, 176–77, 184–85; weather data collection by, 253, 255 AirOpFacts (newspaper), 88 Airstrips. See Runways Alcohol, use of, 58, 327–30 Aldrich, Kenneth, 56, 61; at Little America V, 110, 121, 122, 123, 127; and medical supplies, 57–58; and radio communications , 335, 336 Alexandra Range, 117 Alt, Jean, 222 Alvarez, José, 221–22, 255, 257 Amundsen, Roald, 11, 12, 13 Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 178, 179, 398 Amundsen Sea, 311, 365 Anderson, Vernon, 172, 229, 293, 294, 332, 336; at Byrd Station, 143, 144, 145, 150, 230, 258, 269, 329; on over-snow traverse, 300, 301–2, 305, 312, 313; snow studies by, 281, 283 Anderson, Carole, 336 Animals, protection of, 384 Antarctica, My Destiny (Ronne), 344 Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, 385 Antarctic Bulletin (journal), 88 Antarctic Circle, 8 Antarctic Command (Ronne), 214, 339, 344 Antarctic Conferences (CSAGI), 35–36, 39, 40, 188, 220, 275, 356, 357 Antarctic Convergence, 8, 364, 376, 384 Antarctic Deep Freeze Association, 363 Antarctic Developments Project, 19 Antarctic Peninsula, 9, 15, 18, 22, 205, 312, 395, 398, 400; and Weddell Sea ice, 203–4 Antarctic Policy Group (APG), 387–88 Antarctic Projects Office, 181 Antarctic Radio Transmission Working Group, 38 “Antarctic Research: Elements of a Coordinated Program,” 30, 406(n3), 457 Antarctic Swimming Club, 325 Antarctic Treaty (1959), 6, 27, 355, 387, 397, 450(nn63, 69); accession to, 375– 76; Conference on, 377–80; development of, 370–74; environmental interests, 385–86; Environmental Protocol, 392– 93; framework meetings, 382–83; inspections, 383–84; ratification of, 380– 82, 451(n79); and territorial rights, 374– 75 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM), 383, 385 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties (ATCP), 382–83, 385–86; tourist policies, 395–96 Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), 383, 385, 386 Antarctic Weather Central, 5, 38, 39, 124, 225; operations of, 248, 250–55; staffing of, 220–22 Antarctic Working Group. See Operations Coordinating Board Anvers Island, 400 APG. See Antarctic Policy Group Argentina, 16, 18, 27, 38, 66, 208, 253, 356, 358, 394, 395; and Antarctic Treaty, 373, 377–78, 380, 382, 384, 450(n69); at CSAGI conference, 35, 36; scientific stations of, 204, 206, 231; territorial claims of, 236, 370, 371; and Weather Central, 221–22 Argus, 267 Armitage, Cape, 72 Army-Navy Drive, 134, 150. See also Byrd Trail Arneb, USS, 64, 65–66, 82, 196, 199, 265, 399; at Cape Hallett, 190, 191, 192; at Little America V, 107, 109, 111 Arrival Heights, 102 Arruiz, Alberto, 222, 326 Associated Press, 66 Assur, Andrew, 141–42, 227 Astapenko, Pavel (“Paul”), 222, 326 Astronomy, 388 ATCM. See Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting ATCP. See Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties Atka, USS, 49, 108, 264–65 Atka Bay, 198 477 I N D E X ATS. See Antarctic Treaty System Atomic Energy Commission, 249 Atwood, Wallace, 33, 220, 279, 341 Audland, C. J., 368 Aughenbaugh, Nolan, 223, 332, 438(n56); at Ellsworth Station, 208, 212, 214, 336, 337, 339, 340, 344; on over-snow traverses, 293, 299–300, 301, 303, 310, 422(n21) Auroras, 181, 240, 259...