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National Science Foundation
U.S. South Pole Station - A Special Report
INTRODUCTION
SCIENCE GOALS
VIDEO TOUR
NAVY STATION 1956
NSF STATION 1975
NEW NSF STATION

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South Pole timeline illustration SOUTH POLE STATION TIMELINE
This timeline depicts selected highlights from a century of study at the pole
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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Map showing location of South Pole science instruments INSTRUMENT MAP
The area is divided in sectors for different kinds of science and instruments
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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Cutaway illustration of new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station NEW STATION CENTENNIAL POSTER FRONT
Cutaway view of the station and more.
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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Cutaway illustration of new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station NEW STATION CENTENNIAL POSTER BACK
Timeline, logistics, and more.
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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Map showing transportation of supplies to South Pole SUPPLY TRANSPORTATION
Supplies and equipment travel halfway around the Earth by ship and aircraft
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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Illustration of geodesic dome and new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station CHALLENGES
Building structures in the forbidding environment at the South Pole is very hard
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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