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November 23rd 2007

Published: November 23rd 2007

McMurdo Station sits with in the Ross Dependency, and is the largest community in Antarctica (capable of supporting up to 1,258 residents and a science research center operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National Science Foundation. Located at 77°51′S, 166°40′E, McMurdo sits on the southern tip of Ross Island in Antarctica, on the shore... Read Full Entry

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Around McMurdo

Above McMurdo in one of the storage yards.

Around McMurdo

Above McMurdo in one of the storage yards.

Around McMurdo

One of several different kinds of passanger transpertation in McMurdo.

Around McMurdo

Karl's bed and his side of four person room

Around McMurdo

Natural wind carved sea ice.

Around McMurdo

Sunset on Ross Island, Antarctica.

Around McMurdo

Aurora, McMurdo Antarctica.

Around McMurdo

Looking out the cab of the forlift I am driving in the McMurdo cargo yard.

Karl photo

Karl dressed for below zero work day.

Karl photo

Karl in condition 1, securing cargo at ice air field. Today's temp. was a balmy -57 deg. F.

Ice airfield

Preparing to load cargo on a C-130. Yellow hoses hanging from engines are to keep the engines warm.

Ice airfield

Looking across ice runway at light refraction of land mass about 65 miles away.

Ice airfield

C-130 flying over ice runway.

Ice airfield

I have just pushed a sled up to the tail of a C-17 to receive more than one pallet with oversized items.

Ice airfield

C-17 cargo door open, and an oversized item starting to roll onto the sled.

Ice airfield

Over sized item has completely departed the C-17 and is now on the sled being tied down, before I move the sled away from the aircraft.

Ice airfield

Four C130's parked with observation hill in the background.

Ice airfield

Same four parked C130\'s. See the blue ice. This is why it is called an ice runway/airfield. The airfield is actually about 12 feet thick and is floating on the ocean.

Ice airfield

C-17 being off loaded by large forklift with observation hill and part of McMurdo in background.

Ice airfield

I am in line with my forklift to receive cargo from back of C-17 on the ice airfield. McMurdo is in the background.

Ice airfield

C-17 just landing on ice runway. Mountains in background are about 65 miles away.

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