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6 of the world’s most remote communities: McMurdo Station, Antarctica
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bill the greeks
Jun 29 2012 at 6:11 PM
Are there any Greeks there? Were are the Christmas trees. One can go nuts there.
Josh
Apr 26 2012 at 10:43 PM
The picture for Antarctica is actually of the South Pole station, not McMurdo Station. McMurdo is on Ross Island off the coast of Antarctica...
Peter
Apr 11 2012 at 11:54 AM
The picture is of the South Pole Station, not McMurdo Station. Also, I would consider South Pole far more isolated than McMurdo, with a summer population of 250 and a winter population of about 50 (who are without access to the rest of the world from February through October). Also, that photo of the South Pole Station is quite old. You can find new images at http://photolibrary.usap.gov. You can also find images of McMurdo Station there.
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Peter Rejcek
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McMurdo Station, Antarctica
McMurdo Station is a science and research facility operated by the U.S. government through the National Science Foundation. The station is located near where British explorer Robert Falcon Scott built a base in 1902 and was first started in 1956. Today, McMurdo has up to 1,258 residents, though that number drops dramatically during the winter. Residents must deal with average summer daily temperatures that can drop well below zero (the average high is minus 13.5) and a complete lack of flights during the winter. Thankfully, they do have Internet access.
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