1. Operation High Jump | American expedition - Britannica
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Other articles where Operation High Jump is discussed: Antarctica: Technological advancements in exploration: Byrd’s fourth expedition, called “Operation Highjump,” in the summer of 1946–47, was the most massive sea and air operation theretofore attempted in Antarctica. It involved 13 ships, including two seaplane tenders and an aircraft carrier, and a total of 25 airplanes. Ship-based aircraft returned with 49,000 photographs that, together…
2. [PDF] Byrd's Books: The Antarctic Libraries of Little America, 1928-1941
The first in 1946-47 was part of Operation Highjump, a naval effort organized by Byrd but led by Admiral Richard Cruzen. Its objectives were military training ...
3. Operation Highjump! - Greenwich Library
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Operation Highjump included over four thousand, five-hundred personnel, thirteen ships, and thirty-three aircraft.
4. [PDF] Antarctica and the Arctic Circle - Web Mechanic
This interdisciplinary two-volume alphabetically organized encyclopedia has about 350 entries covering polar region topics within the humani- ties (history, ...
5. Antarctica - Encyclopedia Westarctica
Mar 2, 2024 · Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent. It contains the geographic South Pole and is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere.
6. Star Wars Encyclopedia - Wookieepedia - Fandom
The Star Wars Encyclopedia is a 1998 reference book published by Del Rey Books and written by Stephen J. Sansweet, the director of content management at ...
The Star Wars Encyclopedia is a 1998 reference book published by Del Rey Books and written by Stephen J. Sansweet, the director of content management at Lucasfilm Ltd. and science fiction author. It was intended to bring together the wealth of information about the Star Wars universe which had up until that point been published in separate sources, and according to Sansweet was based upon the second edition of the Guide to the Star Wars Universe and first generation of the Essential Guide books.
7. Encyclopedia of the Southwest - The Tony Hillerman Portal
The only high school in Chinle Unified School District, located in Chinle, Arizona on the Navajo Nation Reservation in northeastern Arizona. This is a ...
Tony Hillerman's works are replete with vibrant images of the Southwest. This small encyclopedia provides insights into many of the cultural, historical, geographical, and natural concepts mentioned in his works. The purpose of this encyclopedia is to introduce southwestern concepts to students who may not be familiar with this region of the United States and provide further literary context to scholars of Hillerman’s life and work, the Southwest region, and Southwestern and genre literatures. Researchers, students, and general readers can access term definitions and literary, historical, and cultural resources regarding the Southwest and Native American cultures and traditions. Additional ethnographic information pertinent to individual manuscripts can be accessed through the interactive manuscript viewer. Several of Hillerman’s manuscripts are hyperlinked to the Encyclopedia of the Southwest, making its content, including pictures, videos, and written definitions, available to readers.
8. Purrgil | Wookieepedia - Fandom
When they glow like that…""They're about to jump into hyperspace!Hera Syndulla and Sabine Wren Purrgil were a semi-sentient species of massive whales that ...
Purrgil were a semi-sentient species of massive whales that lived in deep space, traveling from star system to star system. Regular purrgil were only the size of a small starship, while another type of purrgil, known as Purrgil Ultra, was significantly larger. Purrgil had streamlined bodies with a smooth-looking bluish-purple skin, four large hind tentacles, and multiple fins. Their heads had a characteristic bulbous shape with one eye on each side. Living in groups consisting of up to dozens of