Operation Tabarin

British military plan

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British presence in Antarctica

  • Antarctica: Paradise Bay
    In Antarctica: National rivalries and claims

    …secret military plan, code-named “Operation Tabarin,” to establish a base on Deception Island for closer watch. When the British returned to the island in February 1944, they found their earlier sign gone and an Argentine flag painted in its place. This they soon replaced with their own flag, and…

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