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What would you it be like to live in the amundsen scott ice station for a year
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The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is the United States scientific research station at the South Pole of the Earth. It is the southernmost point under the jurisdiction (not sovereignty) of the United States. The station is located on the high plateau of Antarctica at 2,835 metres (9,301 feet) above sea level. It is administered by the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation, specifically the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). It is named in honor of Norwegian Roald Amundsen and Briton Robert F. Scott, who led separate teams that raced to become the first to the pole in the early 1900s.
Amundsen–Scott Station
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Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
The Amundsen–Scott Station in November 2009. In the foreground is Destination Alpha, one of the two main entrances.
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A map of Antarctica showing the location of the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station (circled)
Amundsen–Scott Station
Location of Amundsen–Scott Station at the South Pole in Antarctica
Coordinates: 90.0000°S 180.0000°ECountry United StatesLocation in AntarcticaGeographic South Pole, Antarctic PlateauAdministered byUnited States Antarctic Program by the National Science FoundationEstablishedNovember 1956Named forRoald Amundsen and Robert F. ScottElevation
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2,835 m (9,301 ft)Population
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Summer: 150Winter: 45
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST) • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)TypeAll year-roundPeriodAnnualStatusOperationalFacilitiesFacilities include:[1]
Jack F. Paulus SkiwayAccommodationAtmospheric Research ObservatoryMartin A. Pomerantz Observatory for astrophysicsComputer systems for research and communicationCollection of the longest continuous set of meteorological data from AntarcticaAstronomy and astrophysicsA small biomedical research facilityOther areas of interest include glaciology, geophysics and seismology, ocean and climate systems, astrophysics, astronomy, and biology.
WebsiteAmundsen-Scott South Pole Station
The original Amundsen–Scott Station was built by Navy Seabees for the Federal government of the United States during November 1956, as part of its commitment to the scientific goals of the International Geophysical Year, an effort lasting from January 1957 through June 1958, to study, among other things, the geophysics of the polar regions of Earth.
Before November 1956, there was no permanent artificial structure at the pole, and practically no human presence in the interior of Antarctica. The few scientific stations in Antarctica were near its coast. The station has been continuously occupied since it was built and has been rebuilt, expanded, and upgraded several times.
The station is the only inhabited place on the surface of the Earth from which the Sun is continuously visible for six months and is then continuously dark for the next six months, with approximately two days of averaged dark/light, twilight, namely the equinoxes. These are in observational terms called one extremely long "day" and one equally long "night". During the six-month "day", the angle of elevation of the Sun above the horizon varies incrementally. The Sun reaches a rising position throughout the September equinox, and then it is apparent highest at the December solstice which is summer solstice for the south, setting on March equinox.
During the six-month polar night, air temperatures can drop below −73 °C (−99 °F) and blizzards are more frequent. Between these storms, and regardless of the weather for wavelengths unaffected by drifting snow, the roughly 5+3⁄4 months of ample darkness and dry atmosphere make the station an excellent site for astronomical observations.
The number of scientific researchers and members of the support staff housed at the Amundsen–Scott Station has always varied seasonally, with a peak population of around 200 in the summer operational season from October to February. In recent years the winter-time population has been around 50 people.