Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a 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 9,301 feet (2,835 m) above sea level.
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory (or simply IceCube) is a neutrino observatory developed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison and constructed at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. [1] The project is a recognized CERN experiment (RE10).
The United States maintains the southernmost base, Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, and the largest base and research station in Antarctica, McMurdo Station. The second-southernmost base is the Chinese Kunlun Station at 80°25′2″S during the summer season, and the Russian Vostok Station at 78°27′50″S during the winter season.
The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is named after Roald Amundsen - the Norwegian explorer who led the first expedition to the South Pole - and also Robert Scott, the UK explorer whom Amundsen ...
Boric called his trip to the South Pole an “honor” and a source of pride, TVN reported. “This is a milestone for us. It is the first time a Chilean and Latin American President has visited ...
The Jack F. Paulus Skiway (ICAO: NZSP) is an airport located at Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station at the South Pole. The station has a runway for aircraft, 3658 m / 12000 ft long. Between October and February, there are several flights per week of ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft from McMurdo Station to supply the station.
The Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array (AMANDA) is a neutrino telescope located beneath the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. In 2005, after nine years of operation, AMANDA officially became part of its successor project, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
A man living in the South Pole is going viral after sharing the wild challenges behind even his most “mundane” chores. Josiah Horneman is a physician assistant with the 40-person crew at ...