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McMurdo Station

Background: Speculation over the existence of a "southern land" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas south of the Antarctic Circle. Not until 1840 was it established that Antarctica was indeed a continent and not just a group of islands. Several exploration "firsts" were achieved in the early 20th century. Following World War II, there was an upsurge in scientific research on the continent. A number of countries have set up year-round research stations on Antarctica. Seven have made territorial claims, but not all countries recognize these claims. In order to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither denies nor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it entered into force in 1961.



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Quirky Antarctica
66 days ago: Betty on the Ice published a blog
Quirky Antarctica
February 17th 2008  Antarctica » Antarctica » McMurdo Station
What’s green and rainy and gets dark at night?!? New Zealand!!! I’ve been back in the “real world” for just over a week and my whole Antarctic experience is finally transformin ... 47 photos [full story]

Dry Valleys
74 days ago: Betty on the Ice published a blog
Dry Valleys
February 22nd 2008  Antarctica » Antarctica » McMurdo Station
Across the McMurdo Sound and about 50 miles north of here lies one of the rarest and coolest regions in the whole world... Even here in Antarctica, where glaciers and snow-capped mountains are the nor ... 25 photos [full story]


McMurdo Station Blog Entries


Me in front of the Arctic Chief we built
Napping under the Antarctic ozone hole
The helos
Pass me the Shades
McMurdo from Ob Hill
Prayer Flags on Ob Hill
C-17 CHC->MCM
Opening The Dive Hole
Penguin Colony
Adelie Penguin 9
Crary Labs
Icebergs
Mountains
Cool Ice Features 4
Cool Ice Features 3
Good bye Mt. Erebus

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