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Wilkes Station is a former Australian Antarctic research station. It was established in January 1957 by the United States in Antarctica. It was taken over by the Australian Antarctic Division on 7 Feb
Wilkes Station in 1988
Wilkes Station, 1957
1988 photo shows diesel oil drums in the foreground, oil spill visible on the left in the middle distance; the Icebird is visible at anchor in Vincennes Bay; Casey Station on the skyline at the left in the distance across the bay
Discarded hydrogen gas cylinders used for meteorological analysis at Wilkes Station
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
Wilkes Station
…prove that Antarctica was a continent. Wilkes was one of seven bases that the United States built for the IGY, which also included McMurdo, Hallett, Admundsen-Scott (South Pole Station), Ellsworth, Byrd, and Little America. Of these only McMurdo and Admundsen-Scott are still operated by the 21st century. Personnel…
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