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on the 1st of November, 1911 ,
Over the years, the hut fell into disrepair
which accumulates at a rate of 20 centimeter every year.
Sixteen kilo of rocks and fossils,
This ocean profiler is a specially designed recording device
Ice Cube covers a cubic kilometer but is buried deep below the surface.
Outside, the temperature will be at least -30 degrees Celsius,
The particles are called neutrino,
It carries the inscription of the name of every member of the winter-over crew.
while the bunk that this 25-man team slept in during their first winter
They brought with them equipment for studying meteorology, geology,
But I have never felt such a sense of urgency
Their crate of supplies came by ship,
with a skeleton crew of 50 people, who spend the whole winter here.
It cloaks mountain ranges, volcano and lakes
specimen that they had dragged back with them
And we expect that acceleration to continue.
Despite sitting on top of the icecap at an altitude of almost 10,000 feet,
and in places, its weight depress the land far below sea level.
The achievement to finally reaching the Pole was taint
But this, too, has been supersede,
Scott and four others perish on their return journey.
Its curved sides funnel the wind and it stands on stilts
which accumulate at a rate of 20 centimeters every year.
Slowly they traverse its appalling surface,
It's hard to imagine, but if all this ice melt,
and better understand how it behave
The expedition was very well equip with equip and technology.
And nowhere is that more clearly illustrate
Not long after the convoy depart, the sun sets for the last time.
We may think of this continent as being frozen in time,
I mean, the house was only intend to last for two, three years at most
nickname the McMurdo South Pole Highway,
sparking tiny flashes of blue light that reveal their existence.
We're very fortunate that it's survive in the condition it has.
specimens that they had drag back with them
This airplane is called an aero geodesical platform.
in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth
the station is maintained at a comfortable 20 degrees centigrade
They have risen to the challenge of making a habitable environment
the southernmost place on Earth, feels like visiting another planet.
from which scientists can map the miles of unexplored landscape,
Slowly they traversed its appalling surface,
The ceremonial marker and Antarctic Treaties state flags
All this is a far cry from the bleak white emptiness
six wooden huts in the midst of the barren icecap.
that uses the pristine Antarctic ice
with this gigantic dome.
The Antarctic winter has begun.
This airplane is called an aero geodesical platform.
They would be truly amazed to see what exists here today.
Its curved sides funnel the wind and it stands on stilts
with a surprising installation, a greenhouse.
A heated drill is used to melt holes