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"I very much like the German station which keeps stepping up on top of the packed snow." Interesting. Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has three stations, C
by bootload 10y ago
"I very much like the German station which keeps stepping up on top of the packed snow."
Interesting. Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has three stations, Casey, Mowson and Davis. A key feature, they are all on solid ground, rock and still have problems with ice buildup destroying the infrastructure. [0] I think the most interesting thing found building in Antartica is the measurement and acknowledgment of the toxic nature of the building materials (POPs) in western buildings. [1]
Reference
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Station ,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawson_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawson_Station and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Station
[1] Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), "Household pollutants detected around Antarctic stations"
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/magazine/2011-2015/issue-28-june-2015/science/household-pollutants-detected-around-antarctic-stations http://www.antarctica.gov.au/magazine/2011-2015/issue-28-jun...