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There are now over 100,000 tourists visiting Antartica per year [0], while the working population maxes out at around 5,000 [1]. So, in fact, the overwhelming

There are now over 100,000 tourists visiting Antartica per year [0], while the working population maxes out at around 5,000 [1]. So, in fact, the overwhelming majority of visitors to Antartica pay for the privilege. 0: https://geographical.co.uk/science-environment/tourism-numbers-in-antarctica-have-risen-to-over-100000-per-year https://geographical.co.uk/science-environment/tourism-numbe... 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica

CuriousCosmic 3y ago
This is true however very few tourists who visit Antarctica actually ever do more than step out onto the ice or the shore for a fairly short amount of time, often not even at all (just cruising along the coast). Those that actually venture inland are few and far between. If you can get a slot with one of the contractors for the USAP, you'll almost certainly get a chance to do a lot more than the average tourist.