Sometimes if you feel your working conditions are difficult, consider what it must be like to work at the National Science Foundation's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Those hardy scientists are working year-round on the coldest, highest, driest, and windiest continent. In 2011, the Station celebrated its 100th anniversary, and this NSF website offers curious parties a look into the past and...

Provided by The National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, this Website posts information required under articles III and VII (5) of the Antarctic Treaty. Documents at the site (.pdf format) describe planned (or past) US-sponsored visits to Antarctica during the period 1997-2000, including scientific and tourist visits. Internal links and links to other sites provide additional...