Airports in Antarctica - Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Rothera Research Station, Palmer Station, Williams Field, Marambio Base (Paperback)

Chapters: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Rothera Research Station, Palmer Station, Williams Field, Marambio Base, Plateau Station, List of Airports in Antarctica, Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, Wilkins Runway, Ice Runway, Patriot Hills, Troll Airfield, Pegasus Field, Blue Ice Runway, Casey Station Skiway. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 67. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Map of Antarctica showing Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (circled) An aerial view of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station taken circa 1983. The central dome is shown along with the arches, and various storage containers and support structures. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station during the 20072008 summer season Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, January 2006 Aerial view, January 2005. The older Dome station is visible in the right-hand side of the photo. The main entrance to the dome ramps down from the surface level. The dome base was originally at the surface level of the ice cap, but has been slowly buried in snowdrift. The last section of the dome, which was dismantled during the 2009-2010 summer season A photo of the station in the night. The new station can be seen at far left, power plant in the center and the old mechanic's garage in the lower right. The green light in the background is Aurora Australis.The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is a U.S. research station at the South Pole, in Antarctica. The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is the southernmost continually inhabited place on the planet. Its name honors Roald Amundsen who reached the South Pole in December 1911, and Robert F. Scott who reached the South Pole the following month. It was constructed in November 1956 to support the International Geophysical Year in 1957, and has been continuously occupied since then. It currently...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=221644