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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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Halloween

Halloween party McMurdo.

Halloween

Halloween party McMurdo.

Halloween

Halloween party McMurdo.

Halloween

Halloween party McMurdo.

Halloween

Halloween party McMurdo.

Halloween

Halloween party McMurdo.

Halloween

Halloween party McMurdo.

Halloween

Halloween party McMurdo.

Halloween

Halloween party McMurdo.

Halloween

Halloween party McMurdo.

Critters in Antarctica

Local McMurdo residents checking outC-130 with McMurdo in background.

Critters in Antarctica

McMurdo full time and part time residents eye balling each other.

Critters in Antarctica.

Antarctica year round residents.

Air McMurdo

Satellite View of Antarctica

Air McMurdo

Photo taken from C-130 over flying McMurdo

Air McMurdo

McMurdo and surrounding area. Showing snow ice road going to the Pegasus runway 12 miles away, observation hill to the right of McMurdo. The glacier behind McMurdo and towering over everything is Mount Erebus in the background.

McMurdo Sports

Snowboarder on Observation hill. I had put this on the common drive for all to see, however I was asked by the IT folks to remove it, so others would not get an idea to try this themselves, even though snowboarding is NOT an illegal activity in McMurdo.

McMurdo Sports

Snowboarding in McMurdo, Antarctica.

Karl photo

Karl on top of Observation hill after a nice hike on Thanksgiving 2007.

Around McMurdo

Looking down on McMurdo from the top of Observation Hill.

Karl photo

Karl sitting on top of Observation hill on Thanksgiving 2007. White and Black Island is in the background.

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