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I always imagined these antarctic stations as a kind of spaceship, with a lot of technology and effort poured into them but maybe a few dozen scientists at most
by Nitrolo 4y ago
I always imagined these antarctic stations as a kind of spaceship, with a lot of technology and effort poured into them but maybe a few dozen scientists at most operating everything.
Instead this is a whole town! Wikipedia says the population is 1000 people in the summer, which is probably 20 times more than I would have guessed.
Fascinating, thanks for the link!
- etrautmann 4y agoYep, it’s more like a petrochemical tank farm in terms of general vibe. I spent a month down there and it’s a weird and fascinating and wonderful place.
- invalidator 4y agoMcMurdo is on the edge of the continent, at sea level. It's harsh, but not extreme like the things further inland, such as Amundsen-Scott (at the geographic pole), or Concordia (over 10,000 feet elevation in the middle of nowhere). Those look closer to the spaceships you envision.
- AviationAtom 4y agoI never would have guessed that it's highest point is 16K ft. That's fairly impressive.