3.25.2013

The South Pole Today

South Pole Temp at time of writing: -81 degrees F. 

When Amundsen got to the south pole, there was nothing there. When Scott got there all he found was the stuff that Amundsen left behind a few weeks before.

Now, the giant "Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station" is home to 200 scientists (50 in the winter.) The station is a giant complex of buildings with its own airport. It sits in the middle of a featureless white plain on the antarctic plateau.

It's very cool. It used to be a dome, but now it's a big building on stilts. They even put up a goofy striped pole with a silver ball on top.

(scientists having fun)


SOUTH POLE LINKS
FUN FACTS
  • It's dark for 6 months of the year and light for the rest. 
  • Winter = March through September 
  • Summer = September through March

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