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Midnight Sun  
   

Midnight Sun

The sun is just below the horizon, so it doesn't actually count as a midnight sun. This was taken at 1:30 in the morning and those are the actual colors for those of you who think of Antarctica as a big white desert.
A Monument to the Heroic Age of Exploration

October 22nd 2005
Greetings from Antarctica! The last several weeks have been filled with lots of work, several small adventures and lots of good-byes. The summer season is now underway and the planes are bringing more and more people every day - McMurdo’s population is around 1000 now and more will be showing up soon. It has been a lot of fun having the runway so close to town, because the planes can be clear ... read more
Antarctica » Antarctica » McMurdo Station

 Flag 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 sou... ... read more
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