Richard Evelyn Byrd — Dunedin, New Zealand
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S 45° 53.006 E 170° 29.361
59G E 460376 N 4918776
A tribute to the “Admiral of the Ends of the Earth”, Richard Evelyn Byrd.
Waymark Code: WM85Y6
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 02/04/2010
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Richard Evelyn Byrd
Rear Admiral United States Navy
October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957
From Dunedin on December 2, 1928, sailed the City of New York and the Eleanor Bolling to carry to Antarctica under Admiral Byrd’s command the first expedition to explore the frozen continent by air. Under the valiant leadership of the “Admiral of the Ends of the Earth” five Antarctic expeditions 1928 – 157 revealed the secrets of half the great white continent.
This monument is presented to the City of Dunedin by the National Geographic Society.
Type of Waymark: Off Continent Point of Interest
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