Operation Windmill

American expedition

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In Antarctica: National rivalries and claims
naval “Operation Windmill,” both in 1947–48 (the latter expedition was to obtain ground checks on the aerial photography of the previous season’s “Operation Highjump”), but it continued its policy of nonrecognition of any claims. The Soviet Union had shown little interest, other than in whaling, in…
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