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The South Pole Traverse, also called the South Pole Overland Traverse (SPoT), [2] or McMurdo–South Pole Highway [3] is an approximately 995-mile-long (1,601 km) flagged route over compacted snow and ice [4] in Antarctica that links McMurdo Station on the coast to the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, both operated by the National Science Foundation of the United States. [5]
The South Pole is at an altitude of 9,200 feet (2,800 m) but feels like 11,000 feet (3,400 m). [34] Centripetal force from the spin of the planet throws the atmosphere toward the equator. The South Pole is colder than the North Pole primarily because of the elevation difference and for being in the middle of a continent. [35]
The average distance to the facility and the average travel cost to the facility from each zone are calculated. The visit rate from each zone is calculated. (i.e.) Visit rate: The number of visitors from a given zone/The population of that zone The visit rate is regressed against travel cost in order to create a visit rate curve.
3. Analyze travel data. Analyzing travel data can make your trips more enjoyable and rewarding by discovering hidden insights and patterns. (And you can learn about other measures of success here
The programme is the sequel to Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin, and was the second of Palin's major journeys, the series focusing on a journey along the 30-degree east line of longitude from the North Pole to the South Pole, sticking to using mainly cars, buses, trains and ships to make the 5-month journey, while travelling ...
Prime Minister of Norway in 2011. He visited the South Pole to celebrate the centenary of his compatriot Roald Amundsen’s achievement as the first explorer to reach the South Pole. [3] Gabriel Boric: Chile: 2025: First Head of Government from Ibero-America to visit the South Pole and first Head of State of the World. [4]
McMurdo Station (77°51' S, 166°40' E), the largest U.S. station in Antarctica, is situated on barren volcanic hills at the southern tip of Ross Island, about 3,827 km (2,378 mi) south of Christchurch, New Zealand and 1,350 km (840 mi) north of the South Pole. The station sits on the eastern shore of McMurdo Sound, the southernmost body of ...
Hannah McKeand is an English polar explorer. In 2006 she set the record for the fastest journey (man or woman) to the South Pole a 600-nautical-mile (1,100 km) journey she completed solo and in just 39 days, 9 hours and 33 minutes. [1]