The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is the southernmost place on Earth and is continuously inhabited.
15/11/2013
Photograph by: Peter Rejcek
Date Taken: December 13, 2011
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg skis in the Dark Sector area of Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The Dark Sector, so-named due to the absence of radio interference, is where the telescopes are located. The Prime Minister was visiting the South Pole in honor of the centennial celebration of Norwegian Roald Amundsen being the first to reach the South Pole.
26/10/2013
Photograph by: Elaine Hood
Date Taken: January 18, 2013
South Pole Station is a two-story, above-snow building capable of housing 150 people. Most of the science at the South Pole is astrophysics conducted with telescopes located to the right of this photo and about a kilometer away from the station.
24/11/2012
Photograph by: Sven Lidstrom
Date Taken: August 25, 2012
This aurora australis appears to be emanating from the IceCube Laboratory at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The predawn glow on the horizon indicates the sun will be rising in a few weeks. To learn more about the IceCube neutrino detector go to http://icecube.wisc.edu
14/11/2012
Photograph by: Katie Koster
Date Taken: September 24, 2012
The sun rose above the horizon on September 22 for the first time since March 22 at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The Ceremonial Pole, shown here, is surrounded by the flags of the original signatory nations to the Antarctic Treaty.
07/10/2012
Photograph by: Peter Rejcek
Date Taken: December 20, 2010
An LC-130 Hercules airplane flown by the New York Air National Guard flies over Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The NY ANG provides intracontinental air support for the US Antarctic Program.
28/09/2012
Photograph by: Peter Rejcek
Date Taken: December 12, 2011
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, centered in front of the sign, is surrounded by US Antarctic Program personnel at the geographic South Pole. The Prime Minister visited the South Pole to honor the centennial of the Norwegians being the first to reach it.
19/08/2012
Photograph by: Deven Stross
Date Taken: December 30, 2011
The Ceremonial Pole at the South Pole is surrounded by the national flags of the countries which were the first to sign the Antarctic Treaty.
14/07/2012
Photograph by: Sven Lidstrom
Date Taken: May 9, 2012
South Pole employees remove snow from the top of buildings during the winter darkness. Red lights are used outside to minimize light pollution during the winter, to lessen the impact on the scientific telescopes. An almost full moon illuminates the darkness. The plume at left is the heat exhaust from the station.
14/07/2012
Photograph by: Keith Morel
Date Taken: February 8, 2012
The communications 'nerve' center at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The people who work here monitor radio traffic throughout the station, provide ground to air communication with airplanes, and serve as a general information center for the station.
14/12/2011