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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea
moves toward iceberg B-15A on the edge
of McMurdo Sound.
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A United States Air Force C-17 cargo plane sits
on the sea ice runway off McMurdo Station.
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Pushing its weight around the sea, iceberg
B-15A floats within miles of Ross Island. The
size of the original berg was estimated to be
480 cubic miles (2.000 cubic kilometers) of ice.
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British explorer, Robert Falcon Scott's hut at
Cape Evans, Ross Island, has remained intact
for nearly 100 years.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton chose Cape Royds as
the location for his Antarctic base camp. This
hut is located on Ross Island.
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South Pole. The 9 meter antenna is a full motion
tracking antenna used to provde residents at
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station communication
with the rest of the world.
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Photo: Nicolas S. Powell
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An aerial view of the new elevated station being
built at Amundsen-Scott South Pole station.
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An aerial view of Amundsen-Scott South Pole
station shows the silver dome in the background.
The new elevated station, shown in the
foreground, is completed in 2007.
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An aerial view of Amundsen-Scott South Pole
Station. The groomed path in the foreground is
the snow ski-way used by ski-equipped airplanes.
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Members of the United States Antarctic Program
enter the dome at Amundsen-Scott South Pole
Station.
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Bright lights from the Research Vessel Laurence
M. Gould illuminate Palmer Station. Located on
Anvers Island, Palmer Station can only be
reached by ship.
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Photo: Joe Pettit
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