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Sailors and scientists confirm Antarctica habitable
McMurdo Station emerges as a major American base on Ross Island with over 1,000 summer personnel and about 230 year-round residents. The piece notes the region’s harsh climate, icebound transport routes, and the shift from older facilities to permanent stations under the 1987 International Geophysical Year framework. It highlights Williams Field as a key air link, then-years-long travel times, and the challenging six-month polar night limiting communications and flights.
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Mcmurdo Station
Antarctica
Spi
Earth
Hebanor
Navy
Cape A Vilage
Ross Island
Oga
Seleano
New Williams Field
McMurdo Sound
United States
New York
New Zealand
James KR. Reedy
U.S. Naval
Sup Lams Field
Bay
Sta- Williams Field
Christchurch
Mixture Mcmurdo Station
Observation Hill
Robert Falcon Scott
South Pole
Ross Ice Shelf
Civilization
Butler
Sobody
Willard Cousins
Goldsboro
N.C
Saratoga Road
North
Kingston
Antarctic
Robert Smith
Carmel
N.Y
Eights
McMurdo
Beards
Congress
Marshall G. Nicholson
Reedy
James Elliot
McMurdo Sation
Elliot