The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a United States scientific research station at the South Pole of the Earth. It is the southernmost point under the jurisdiction of the United States. The stati
The Amundsen–Scott Station in 2018. In the foreground is Destination Alpha, one of the two main entrances.
A U.S. Navy R4D-5L was the first aircraft to land at the South Pole, 31 October 1956 for Operation Deep Freeze II
Geographic South Pole, 2000
South Pole marker, 2018
McMurdo Station
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McMurdo Station is an American Antarctic research station on the southern tip of Ross Island. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
…come seasonally, during the warm season by air or by the South Pole Traverse after it is opened; this traverse links the station to Scott Base and McMurdo Station on Ross Island since 2005 and reduces the number of flights in. Much of the logistical support for the South Pole Station flows through McMurdo which…
McMurdo Station in February 2017
Memorial to George Vince at Hut Point, who died in 1904 on the Robert Falcon Scott expedition
McMurdo in 1964
IGY Antarctica infographic circa 1957, highlighting international missions