COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

That portion of the coast of Antarctica lying to the south of the Ross Ice Shelf between the eastern side of the Beardmore Glacier and the eastern side of the Liv Glacier. Named for Rear Admiral George J Dufek, USN, who served under Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd in the 1939-41, United States Antarctic Service Expedition, and who was selected as commander of the Eastern Task Force of United States Navy Operation "Highjump", 1946-47. He was appointed as Commander US Naval Support Force Antarctica, or Operation Deep Freeze, in August 1954, and during the TAE, 1956-58, he gave all the support within his power to the New Zealand Party. A support station was set up in this region by Rear Admiral Dufek to assist in the flights to the South Pole Station.

That portion of the coast along the SW margin of the Ross Ice Shelf between Airdrop Peak on the E side of the Beardmore Glacier and Morris Peak on the E side of Liv Glacier. Named by NZ-APC in 1961 after R. Admiral George J. Dufek (1903-77), USN, who served under R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd during USAS, 1939-41, and as commander of the Eastern Task Force of USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. He was Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force Antarctica, 1954-59, a period in which the following American science stations were established: McMurdo, Little America V, Byrd, South Pole, Wilkes, Hallett and Ellsworth. U.S. Navy ships, aircraft, and personnel under his command provided broad logistical support to research and survey operations, including aerial photographic missions to virtually all sectors of Antarctica. On Oct. 31, 1956, Dufek in the ski-equipped R4D Skytrain aircraft Que Sera Sera (pilot Lt. Cdr. Conrad Shinn), flew from McMurdo Sound via Beardmore Glacier to make the first plane landing at the South Pole.