The Obsolete Legacy of Antarctica

... 90°W. Argentina that in 1943 proclaimed Argentinean Antarctica between longitudes 25°W and 74°W. In 1939, the United States set up its Antarctic Service, which in 1939-1941 surveyed Edward VII Land, despite protests from Great Britain and New Zealand. In 1946-1948, the U.S. Antarctic Service held military expeditions High Jump and Windmill, and in 1955 carried out one more – Deep Freeze – jointly with New Zealand – indicating that former British dominions preferred to explore the Antarctic with Washington ...