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47-643: The seaward part of the glacier was photographed by United States Navy Operation Highjump , 1946–47. The upper reaches of the Rennick Glacier were discovered and explored by the U.S. Victoria Land Traverse (VLT) in February 1960, and the first ascent made of Welcome Mountain by John Weihaupt, Alfred Stuart, Claude Lorius and Arnold Heine of the VLT party. On February 10, 1960, Lieutenant Commander Robert L. Dale , pilot of U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6 , evacuated

94-535: A Martin PBM Mariner ) during a blizzard. The surviving six crew members were rescued 13 days later, including aviation radioman James H. Robbins and co-pilot William Kearns. A plaque honoring the three killed crewmen was later erected at the McMurdo Station research base, and Mount Lopez on Thurston Island was named in honor of killed naval aviator Maxwell A. Lopez. In December 2004, an attempt

141-516: A Weather Central meteorologist at Little America V in 1958. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Operation Highjump Operation HIGHJUMP , officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947 , (also called Task Force 68 ), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish

188-471: A locality worth distinguishing in connection with the use of sledges. 71°17′S 162°38′E  /  71.283°S 162.633°E  / -71.283; 162.633 . A heavily crevassed tributary glacier, 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) long, which drains westward from the central part of the Bowers Mountains and enters Rennick Glacier between Mount Soza and Mount Gow. Named by

235-416: Is discussing Operation HIGHJUMP with admirals Byrd and Cruzen. The film re-enacted scenes of critical events, such as shipboard damage control and Admiral Byrd throwing items out of an airplane to lighten it to avoid crashing into a mountain. It won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film . [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of

282-661: Is estimated that at least 150,000 such envelopes were produced, though their final number may be considerably higher. Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen , USN, Commanding Capt. George J. Dufek , USN, Commanding Capt. Charles A. Bond , USN, Commanding Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen , USN, Commanding Officer Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd , Jr. USN, (Ret), Officer in Charge Capt. Clifford M. Campbell , USN, Commanding On December 30, 1946, aviation radiomen Wendell K. Henderson, Fredrick W. Williams, and Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez were killed when their plane crashed (named George 1—

329-591: Is joined from the west by the small Serrat Glacier just before entering Rennick Bay . Tributaries from the Explorers Range to the east include Sheehan Glacier, Alvarez Glacier and Arruiz Glacier. Many of the features and tributary glaciers were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Features, from south to north, include 73°10′S 160°20′E  /  73.167°S 160.333°E  / -73.167; 160.333 . The névé at

376-531: The Antarctic research base Little America IV. The operation was organized by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd , Jr., USN, Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by Rear Admiral Ethan Erik Larson , USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68. Operation HIGHJUMP commenced 26 August 1946 and ended in late February 1947. Task Force 68 included 4,700 men, 70 ships, and 33 aircraft. HIGHJUMP's objectives, according to

423-559: The Martin PBM-5 George 1 crashed on Thurston Island killing Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez, ARM1 Wendell K. Henderson, and ARM1 Frederick W. Williams. The other six crew members were rescued 13 days later. These and Vance N. Woodall, who died on January 21, 1947, were the only fatalities during Operation HIGHJUMP. On January 1, 1947, Lieutenant Commander Thompson and Chief Petty Officer John Marion Dickison utilized "Jack Browne" masks and DESCO oxygen rebreathers to log

470-872: The Tucker Glacier , Mariner Glacier , Aviator Glacier , Rennick Glacier and Lillie Glacier . Named for Edgar Evans of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, by the Northern Party of NZGSAE, 1963-64. Evans, Wilson, Gates and Bowers accompanied Captain Robert F. Scott to the South Pole, Jan. 17, 1912. All five perished on the return journey. 71°49′S 163°00′E  /  71.817°S 163.000°E  / -71.817; 163.000 . A tributary glacier about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long which drains

517-673: The United States Coast Guard . Caudal Hills The Caudal Hills ( 73°10′S 161°50′E  /  73.167°S 161.833°E  / -73.167; 161.833 ) are a group of hills situated within Victoria Land , Antarctica the hills lie between the Sequence Hills and the Lichen Hills on the western margin of upper Rennick Glacier . A series of spurs "tail" out to the north, hence

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564-565: The Bowers Mountains, draining northwest from Husky Pass and along the north flank of Lanterman Range to enter Rennick Glacier between Carnes Crag and Mount Gow . Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64, in appreciation of all Antarctic sledging men and the difficult areas they have covered on foot. This glacier was traveled in arduous conditions by the NZGSAE party. 71°31′S 163°30′E  /  71.517°S 163.500°E  / -71.517; 163.500 . A prominent icefall in

611-591: The Chilean newspaper El Mercurio and read in part as follows: Admiral Richard E. Byrd warned today that the United States should adopt measures of protection against the possibility of an invasion of the country by hostile planes coming from the polar regions. The admiral explained that he was not trying to scare anyone, but the cruel reality is that in case of a new war, the United States could be attacked by planes flying over one or both poles. This statement

658-418: The Explorers Range to enter Rennick Glacier just north of Mount Soza . Named by US-ACAN for Jean Alt, French observer, a weather central meteorologist at Little America V, winter party 1958. 70°56′S 162°24′E  /  70.933°S 162.400°E  / -70.933; 162.400 . A steep and extremely broken glacier draining from the vicinity of Miller Peak in the Explorers Range, and entering

705-719: The Lichen Hills and Lemasters Bluff. It flows north past the Pain Mesa to its east and Sheehan Mesa to its west. The glacier continues north past the Monument Nunataks to its west and Freyberg Mountains to its east. The Outback Nunataks are to the west of its upper section. The Rennick Glacier flows north past the Alamein Range to its east, where it is joined by the Canham Glacier. It passes

752-553: The McMurdo Station winter party in 1964. 71°41′S 163°03′E  /  71.683°S 163.050°E  / -71.683; 163.050 . A steep tributary glacier that drains the south slopes of Mount Bernstein and moves south to enter Hunter Glacier, in the Lanterman Range. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant (j.g.) Michael A. Linder, United States Navy Reserve, communications and administrative officer with

799-660: The McMurdo Station winter party, 1967. 71°36′S 162°52′E  /  71.600°S 162.867°E  / -71.600; 162.867 . A tributary glacier which drains the large cirque between Mount Moody and Mount Bernstein in the Lanterman Range, and flows west into Rennick Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Major Thomas L. Orr, USA, Assistant Logistics Officer on the staff of the Commander, United States Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1968 and 1969. 71°26′S 162°48′E  /  71.433°S 162.800°E  / -71.433; 162.800 . A long tributary glacier in

846-635: The Morozumi Range. The low outcrop rises above the relatively featureless ice at the west side of the confluence of the Gressitt and Rennick Glaciers. The name applied by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64, alludes to the relative isolation of the feature. Tributaries from the left (west) include, from south to north, 71°30′S 161°15′E  /  71.500°S 161.250°E  / -71.500; 161.250 . A broad glacier, about 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) long, draining

893-533: The NZ-APC after D.I. MacKinnon, geologist, a member of R.A. Cooper's NZARP geological party in the area, 1974-75. 71°28′S 163°12′E  /  71.467°S 163.200°E  / -71.467; 163.200 . A heavily crevassed icefall midway up the Sledgers Glacier. Its location is just north of the tip of Reilly Ridge . Named by the NZGSAE, 1967-68, in conjunction with Sledgers Glacier and as

940-701: The Northern Party of the NZGSAE, 1963-64, who gave the name. 71°24′S 162°00′E  /  71.400°S 162.000°E  / -71.400; 162.000 . An area of rock outcrops within the lower Rennick Glacier, located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of the north end of Morozumi Range. Named by US-ACAN for Richard J. Litell, public information officer, National Science Foundation, who served in four summer seasons in Antarctica, 1960-64. 71°20′S 161°20′E  /  71.333°S 161.333°E  / -71.333; 161.333 . An elliptical rock outcrop 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long at

987-734: The Onlooker Nunatak and Morozumi Range to its west, and is joined by the Hunter Glacier from the Lanterman Range to the east, just after Linder Glacier has joined Hunter Glacier. North of that it receives Orr Glacier from the east just north of the Tenterhooks Crevasses. Further north the Rennick Glacier receives Sledgers Glacier, Carryer Glacier and Alt Glacier from the Explorers Range to

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1034-401: The Rennick Glacier just south of Alvarez Glacier. Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64, for Maurice Sheehan, mountaineer who wintered at Scott Base, 1963, and was a field party assistant with the expedition. 70°53′S 162°20′E  /  70.883°S 162.333°E  / -70.883; 162.333 . A tributary glacier in the Explorers Range, Bowers Mountains, flowing from

1081-466: The Ross Ice Shelf under a piece of roller equipment designed to 'pave' the ice to build an airstrip." The documentary about the expedition The Secret Land was filmed entirely by military photographers (both USN and US Army) and narrated by actors Robert Taylor , Robert Montgomery , and Van Heflin . It features Chief of Naval Operations Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in a scene where he

1128-603: The U.S. Navy report of the operation, were: The Western Group of ships reached the Marquesas Islands on December 12, 1946, whereupon the USS Henderson and USS Cacapon set up weather monitoring stations. By December 24, the USS Currituck had begun launching aircraft on reconnaissance missions. The Eastern Group of ships reached Peter I Island in late December 1946. On December 30, 1946,

1175-528: The United States in late February 1947, and the expedition was terminated due to the early approach of winter and worsening weather conditions. Byrd discussed the lessons learned from the operation in an interview with Lee van Atta of International News Service held aboard the expedition's command ship, the USS Mount Olympus . The interview appeared in the Wednesday, March 5, 1947, edition of

1222-616: The Usarp Mountains between Anderson Pyramid and Sample Nunataks . In its lower course, the glacier runs side by side with the larger Harlin Glacier to the south without a ridge separating the two. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Owen B. Lovejoy of United States Navy Squadron VX-6, pilot of R4D aircraft in Antarctica, 1962-63 and 1963-64. 70°53′S 160°50′E  /  70.883°S 160.833°E  / -70.883; 160.833 . A broad sweeping glacier that descends from

1269-589: The VLT from 72°38′S 161°32′E  /  72.633°S 161.533°E  / -72.633; 161.533 , on this glacier, and then conducted an aerial photographic reconnaissance to Rennick Bay on the coast before returning the VLT team to McMurdo Station . The Rennick Glacier rises to the east of the Tobin Mesa in the Mesa Range , north of the Vantage Hills and Illusion Hills, and east of

1316-426: The admiral – is one of the most important lessons learned during his recent Antarctic exploration. I have to warn my compatriots that the time has ended when we were able to take refuge in our isolation and rely on the certainty that the distances, the oceans, and the poles were a guarantee of safety. After the operation ended, a follow-up Operation Windmill returned to the area in order to provide ground-truthing to

1363-442: The aerial photography of HIGHJUMP from 1947 to 1948. Finn Ronne also financed a private operation to the same territory until 1948. As with other U.S. Antarctic expeditions, interested persons were allowed to send letters with enclosed envelopes to the base, where commemorative cachets were added to their enclosures, which were then returned to the senders. These souvenir philatelic covers are readily available at low cost. It

1410-543: The area between Daniels Range and Emlen Peaks in the Usarp Mountains and flowing northeast to enter the Rennick Glacier just north of Morozumi Range. Named by US-ACAN for biologist Judson Linsley Gressitt , Program Director who made biological studies, particularly in the Ross Sea area, in six austral summers, 1959-60 to 1965-66. 70°48′S 160°10′E  /  70.800°S 160.167°E  / -70.800; 160.167 . A broad glacier descending eastward through

1457-558: The east. Sledgers Glacier tributaries include Tobogganers Icefall and MacKinnon Glacier, which enters at Sledgers Icefall. Carryer Glacier tributaries include Morley Glacier. To the north of Morozumi Range the Rennick Glacier is joined from the west by the wide Gressit Glacier. At its mouth the Rennick Glacier receives ice from the Lovejoy Glacier and Harlin Glacier, which flow east through the Charybdis Icefalls. It

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1504-522: The first dive by Americans under the Antarctic. Paul Siple was the senior U.S. War Department representative on the expedition. Siple was the same Eagle Scout who accompanied Byrd on the previous Byrd Antarctic expeditions. The Central Group of ships reached the Bay of Whales on January 15, 1947, where they began construction of Little America IV . Naval ships and personnel were withdrawn back to

1551-576: The head of Rennick Glacier in Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place Names Committee (NZ-APC) in about 1966 in association with Rennick Glacier. 73°33′S 162°27′E  /  73.550°S 162.450°E  / -73.550; 162.450 . Small, escarpment-like hills located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west of the south end of Gair Mesa . The hills overlook

1598-429: The head of Rennick Glacier. Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1962-63, because they were found to be much more distant than anticipated. 73°18′S 162°00′E  /  73.300°S 162.000°E  / -73.300; 162.000 . Escarpment-like hills located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Caudal Hills on the west margin of upper Rennick Glacier. Lichens were collected there, hence

1645-665: The lower Harlin Glacier, where it descends notably to join Rennick Glacier. The feature is nourished in part by Lovejoy Glacier which flows eastward parallel to the Harlin (north side) and coalesces with it before reaching the icefalls. Mapped by the USGS (1962-63) and NZGSAE (1963-64). Named by NZGSAE after the fearsome whirlpool of Greek mythology. Tributaries from the right (east) include, from south to north, 72°45′S 164°30′E  /  72.750°S 164.500°E  / -72.750; 164.500 . A large névé which nourishes

1692-635: The name given by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1962-63. 73°20′S 162°12′E  /  73.333°S 162.200°E  / -73.333; 162.200 . A rock bluff at the east extremity of the Lichen Hills. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Max E. Lemasters, United States Navy, air operations officer at McMurdo Station, 1967. 73°14′S 161°55′E  /  73.233°S 161.917°E  / -73.233; 161.917 . A small, but prominent sandstone knob at

1739-411: The north end of the Lichen Hills. It provided for the geologist one of the few sections seen in sedimentary beds. Mapped and named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1962-63. 71°54′S 162°22′E  /  71.900°S 162.367°E  / -71.900; 162.367 . An isolated nunatak which protrudes prominently above the ice of the Rennick Glacier just southeast of Morozumi Range. Named by

1786-698: The northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64, for S.J. Carryer, geologist with this party. 71°12′S 162°45′E  /  71.200°S 162.750°E  / -71.200; 162.750 . A steep tributary to the Carryer Glacier, flowing south between Hicks Ridge and Mount Tokoroa in the Explorers Range. Named by US-ACAN after Keith T. Morley, Australian IGY observer, Weather Central Meteorologist at Little America V in 1958. 71°06′S 162°31′E  /  71.100°S 162.517°E  / -71.100; 162.517 . A glacier, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long, flowing west-southwest from

1833-412: The northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64. The name is suggestive of the aspect of the feature. 71°40′S 162°30′E  /  71.667°S 162.500°E  / -71.667; 162.500 . A large system of crevasses in the Rennick Glacier between the Morozumi Range and Lanterman Range . The southern part of these crevasses (near Onlooker Nunatak) was traversed with great difficulty by members of

1880-874: The northwest part of Evans Névé. The glacier drains northwest between the Alamein Range and Salamander Range and enters the Rennick Glacier westward of Bowers Peak . Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander David W. Canham, Jr., officer in charge of the winter party at the United States Naval Air Facility, McMurdo Sound, 1956. 71°44′S 163°00′E  /  71.733°S 163.000°E  / -71.733; 163.000 . A tributary glacier, 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long, draining westward from central Lanterman Range and entering Rennick Glacier at Mount Lugering . Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander William G. Hunter, executive and operations officer with

1927-645: The polar plateau in the vicinity of Mount Nero on the northwest side of Daniels Range. It flows northeast between Sample Nunataks and the north end of Daniels Range and then eastward to join the lower part of Rennick Glacier. Lovejoy Glacier merges with the north side of this feature east of Sample Nunataks but eventually loses its individual characteristics. Named by US-ACAN for Ben W. Harlin, meteoroloist-in-charge at Little America V, 1957, and Scientific Leader at South Pole Station, 1961. 70°51′S 161°10′E  /  70.850°S 161.167°E  / -70.850; 161.167 . A large crevassed icefalls in

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1974-468: The saddle of the Campbell Glacier with Rennick Glacier from the south. So named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962-63, for their position of "vantage." 73°29′S 162°20′E  /  73.483°S 162.333°E  / -73.483; 162.333 . Small escarpment-like hills located between the Lichen Hills and Vantage Hills at

2021-557: The southwest side of Stanwix Peak into Rennick Glacier, to the north of Sheehan Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander José A. Alvarez, Argentine Navy, an IGY Weather Central meteorologist at Little America V in 1957. 70°39′S 162°09′E  /  70.650°S 162.150°E  / -70.650; 162.150 . A tributary glacier in the Explorers Range. It flows west-northwest from Stanwix Peak and enters Rennick Glacier north of Frolov Ridge . Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Alberto J. Arruiz, Argentine IGY observer,

2068-505: The west side of the terminus of Gressitt Glacier, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Morozumi Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63. Named by US-ACAN for Jack Renirie, USARP Public Information Officer at McMurdo Station in at least five austral summer seasons, 1962-63 through 1970-71. 71°12′S 161°18′E  /  71.200°S 161.300°E  / -71.200; 161.300 . An eroded rock outcrop 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) northwest of

2115-442: The west-flowing tributary to Sledgers Glacier, located at the north side of Molar Massif in the Bowers Mountains. Named by the NZ-APC in 1983 in association with nearby Sledgers Icefall from a proposal by geologist M.G. Laird. 71°32′S 163°13′E  /  71.533°S 163.217°E  / -71.533; 163.217 . A glacier flowing northward along the west side of Reilly Ridge into Sledgers Glacier. Named in 1983 by

2162-404: Was made as part of a recapitulation of his own polar experience, in an exclusive interview with International News Service. Talking about the recently completed expedition, Byrd said that the most important result of his observations and discoveries is the potential effect that they have in relation to the security of the United States. The fantastic speed with which the world is shrinking – recalled

2209-626: Was made to locate the remains of the plane. In 2007 a group called the George One Recovery Team was unsuccessful in trying to get direct military involvement and raise extensive funds from the United States Congress to try to find the bodies of the three men killed in the crash. On January 21, 1947, Vance N. Woodall died during a "ship unloading accident". In a crew profile, deckman Edward Beardsley described his worst memory as "when Seaman Vance Woodall died on

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