Staff observe the long-awaited sunlight on the roof of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station on September 23, 2021, as they now enter the six-month daylight period. (Photo: Lisa Minelli-Endlich) While last summer the Northern hemisphere had experienced record high...
A total of 8,500 tons of expedition and construction materials were brought to Antarctica for the construction of the “Mirny” station. In preparation for the International Geophysical Year, the Soviet Union conducted its first Antarctic expedition in...