Operation Tabarin

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Operation Tabarin was a secret British World War II expedition to establish permanent bases and assert sovereignty in the Antarctic territories around the Falkland Islands Dependencies.

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Operation Tabarin canonical 2
Operation Tabarin (1943–1945) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic expedition
military operation
appliesToJurisdiction Falkland Islands Dependencies NERFINISHED
belligerent United Kingdom NERFINISHED
codename Operation Tabarin NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country United Kingdom
endTime 1945
established Base A Port Lockroy NERFINISHED
Base B Deception Island NERFINISHED
Base D Hope Bay NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork cartography
geology
meteorology
polar research
followedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey NERFINISHED
genre polar expedition
hasPart Base A Port Lockroy NERFINISHED
Base B Deception Island NERFINISHED
Base D Hope Bay NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Andrew Taylor NERFINISHED
Edward Bingham NERFINISHED
James Marr NERFINISHED
inception 1943
location Antarctica NERFINISHED
Falkland Islands Dependencies NERFINISHED
Graham Land NERFINISHED
South Orkney Islands NERFINISHED
South Shetland Islands NERFINISHED
natureOfStatement secret operation
objective assert British sovereignty in the Falkland Islands Dependencies
collect meteorological data
conduct scientific research in Antarctica
establish permanent bases in the Antarctic
monitor enemy activity in the Southern Ocean
operator British Admiralty NERFINISHED
Colonial Office NERFINISHED
Royal Navy
partOf British Antarctic activities during World War II
replacedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey NERFINISHED
result consolidation of British territorial claims in Antarctica
creation of continuous British presence in Antarctic Peninsula region
significantEvent establishment of first permanent British bases in Antarctica
startTime 1943
temporalCoverage 1943–1945
uses HMS Fitzroy NERFINISHED
HMS William Scoresby NERFINISHED
ship Eagle

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Tabarin Peninsula namedAfter Operation Tabarin
Tabarin Peninsula exploredDuring Operation Tabarin
this entity surface form: Operation Tabarin (1943–1945)