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For a sense of scale, the Svalbard archipelago has a population of about 3,000. Antarctica's seasonal peak is around 5,000.
by mortenjorck 6y ago
For a sense of scale, the Svalbard archipelago has a population of about 3,000.
Antarctica's seasonal peak is around 5,000.
- hardtke 6y agoWhen I was in McMurdo station in Antarctica on the way to the South Pole I happened to be there at the same time as the Navy cargo unloading crew. McMurdo banned all alcohol sales while the Navy was in town.
- GekkePrutser 6y agoFor another sense of scale, Svalbard has 61,022 km^2 and Antarctica 14,200,000 km^2. So even when Antarctica might have more people at times, its population density is still way lower.