Operation Tabarin, 1943-45 and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1946-48
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Operation Tabarin, 1943-45 and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1946-48

A Husky Whip used by Major Kenelm S. Pierce Butler

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Operation Tabarin, 1943-45 and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1946-48
A Husky Whip used by Major Kenelm S. Pierce Butler
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Butler was commander of Base E of the Falkland Islands Dependency Survey and magistrate of Marguerite Bay. He was briefly host to the private American Ronne expedition at his formerly secret Base E of Britain's Operation Tabarin (1943-45) in 1947-48.

Butler used dog sledges to survey the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula in 1945.

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