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South Pole Camp Changing but It's Still 110 Below
At South Pole Station the old explorers would recognize changes such as movies, hi fi music, and an ice cream machine, while Navy aircraft and Air Force transports shuttle cargo. Temperature drops to 110 degrees below. dangers now include hydrogen gas explosions and complex electronic gear hazards. A flag-laden site marks the pole with space for foreign flags and photos. A Smithsonian study notes 88 Culicoides species in Panama, up from 16 known previously.
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Frank Carey
South Pole
Norway
Roald
Amundsen
Pole
Robert F. Scott
Richard E. Byrd
McMurdo Sound
Great Air Force Globemasters
Manhattan
Pole Station
Smithsonian Institution
Panama