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Christchurch has always had a strong relationship with the Antarctic. In 1911 and
1912 Robert Falcon Scott used Christchurch as his last base before making his
trip to the Antarctic. Christchurch was used by a naval and air base by the United
States during operation Deep Freeze.
The relationship between Christchurch and the Antarctic is a deep-seated one as
earlier this Century several expeditions left Christchurch for the Antarctic.
Included in these expeditions are the expedition of Robert Falcon Scott and
Ernest Shackleton who used Christchurch as their launching point for their trip to
the Antarctic.
Robert Falcon Scott was the most famous of the Polar explorers. Scott is most
famous for his fatal attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. While he did
reach the South Pole, a Norwegian team had already succeeded.
The connection between Christchurch and the Antarctic was further cemented
when the United States began Operation Deep Freeze in 1955. During this
operation Christchurch was used as a naval and airbase for planes and ships
heading South to the Antarctic.
Today Christchurch is the gateway for the National Science Foundation's U.S.
Antarctic Program and also the New Zealand and Italian Antarctic programs
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