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[[File:Byrd-tunnel.jpg|thumb|Tunnel to the second incarnation of Byrd Station under the ice.]] | [[File:Byrd-tunnel.jpg|thumb|Tunnel to the second incarnation of Byrd Station under the ice.]] | ||
'''Byrd Station''' is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by the U.S. Navy during Operation Deep Freeze II in central [[Marie Byrd Land]]. | '''Byrd Station''' is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by the U.S. Navy during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] II in central [[Marie Byrd Land]]. | ||
The station was named in honor of American [[Antarctic]] explorer Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]]. | The station was named in honor of American [[Antarctic]] explorer Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]]. | ||