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Stove in Wordie House Historic Antarctic Base

A stove to provide heat in the main living space of Wordie House. Originally known as Base F and later renamed after James Wordie, chief scientist on Ernest Shackleton's major Antarctic expedition, Wordie House dates to the mid-1940s. It was one of a handful of bases built by the British as part of a secret World War II mission codenamed Operation Tabarin. The house is preserved intact and stands near Vernadsky Research Base in the Argentine Islands in Antarctica.

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Stove in Wordie House Historic Antarctic Base (3501216185924).tif
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© David Coleman
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Wordie House / Argentine Islands / Antarctica | Photos, Vernadsky Research Base / Antarctica | Photos
A stove to provide heat in the main living space of Wordie House. Originally known as Base F and later renamed after James Wordie, chief scientist on Ernest Shackleton's major Antarctic expedition, Wordie House dates to the mid-1940s. It was one of a handful of bases built by the British as part of a secret World War II mission codenamed Operation Tabarin. The house is preserved intact and stands near Vernadsky Research Base in the Argentine Islands in Antarctica.