The first base he established on Antarctica was "Little America" on the Bay of Whales
He had teamed up with Roald Amundsen in arctic adventures and had now 
turned ... Richard Byrd's third Antarctic expedition 1939-1941 established two 
bases on ... West Base was located at Little America III at the Bay of Whales, 
while East... [DOC] [TLE] The USA in Antarctica, a history of exploration and involvement [PAR] The USA was one of the very first signatory nations of the Antarctic Treaty in ... 
Land after Charles Wilkes the leader of the expedition at that point (he wasn't the 
... named "Little America" 7 miles inland from the ice edge at the Bay of Whales.