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
- Official Station Website
- Unofficial Station Website
- South Pole Webcam (usually broken)
- Newspaper: The Antarctic Sun
- 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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