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Little Rockford
Antarctic research station
The base in 1959
Little RockfordLocation in Antarctica
Coordinates: 79°30′00″S 147°19′00″W / 79.5000°S 147.3167°W / -79.5000; -147.3167
Region	Ross Ice Shelf
Location	Near Bay of Whales
Established	January 1958 (1958-01)
Closed	January 1965 (1965-01)
Named for	Rockford, Illinois
Government
• Type	Administration
• Body	USAP, United States
Active times	Every summer

Little Rockford was an Antarctic exploration base from December 1958 to January 1965, located on the Ross Ice Shelf, south of the Bay of Whales. Little Rockford was a field camp and weather station along the Little America tractor trail and was located between McMurdo Sound and Byrd Station, 160 miles from Little America. It was named after Rockford, Illinois, the hometown of Admiral George Dufek. Admiral Dufek was in charge of the United States military mission, through the United States Navy, to support research in Antarctica named Operation Deep Freeze, and the first man to land at the South Pole by airplane.

Originally, Little Rockford was established near the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf close to the King Edward VII Peninsula in December 1958. The following year it was relocated to the east edge of Marie Byrd Land. Little Rockford's use was discontinued in January 1965.

See also

• List of Antarctic research stations
• Little America

References

1. ^ "Locations of U.S. Antarctic Research Stations". The United States Antarctic Research Report to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). 1991. p. 7. doi:10.17226/1876. ISBN 978-0-309-04626-8.
2. ^ "Rear Admiral George J. Dufek". Rockford Register Starr. 2015-06-24.
3. ^ "Camped Out - Historic Photo Shows Aerial View Of Little-Known IGY Field Camp". The Antarctic Sun. United States Antarctic Program. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2021-03-21.

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