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  1. Wall to the Mausoleum

    Wall to the Mausoleum by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan The Temple of the Four Winds, Castle Howard by Ella Derbyshire

    I am pretty sure that this is part of the wall that surround the mausoleum. The building itself is just out of sight to the left.

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  2. LMC at the BARFF

    LMC at the BARFF by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Seeking the Ultimate Northern Exposure by Ella Derbyshire

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  3. Pax Terminal

    Pax Terminal by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Seeking the Ultimate Northern Exposure by Ella Derbyshire

    The solar panels work quite well for about 4 months of the year.

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  4. Welcome

    Welcome by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Seeking the Ultimate Northern Exposure by Ella Derbyshire

    We greet our friends and the new folks who will be spending the summer here.

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  5. On the Wing

    On the Wing by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Seeking the Ultimate Northern Exposure by Ella Derbyshire

    Fueling

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  6. Incoming Crew

    Incoming Crew by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Seeking the Ultimate Northern Exposure by Ella Derbyshire

    Here are our replacements.

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  7. Fueling the Basler

    Fueling the Basler by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Seeking the Ultimate Northern Exposure by Ella Derbyshire

    We are fueling this Basler before its flight back to McMurdo.

    Next month the Herc will fly. Instead of refueling here, here LC-130's will drop off some of their fuel to us. We will use the fuel for the small planes, for our vehicles and to run the generators that provide our heat and electricity.

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  8. Science Happens Here!

    Science Happens Here! by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Basler Fueling at South Pole October 16, 2010 by Ella Derbyshire

    From left to right you see the South Pole 10 meter Telescope, MAPO and the BICEP telescope. The big dishes are looking through the sky for hints about the nature of the universe when it was very young.

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  9. The Basler

    The Basler by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Basler Fueling at South Pole October 16, 2010 by Ella Derbyshire

    All eyes are on this convrted DC-3. It is the first plane that we have seen since February 14.

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  10. Zodiac

    Zodiac by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Penguins and People Robert Point, Antarctica by Ella Derbyshire

    These sturdy rubber boats had rigid bottoms and an outboard motor at the stern. The zodiacs took us cruising in shallow bays where the Professor Multinovskiy could not go, and they brought us ashore to wonderful places like this stony point.

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  11. Keep Off

    Keep Off by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Where Have All the Hobbits Gone? by Ella Derbyshire

    Walking on the edge is discouraged here.

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  12. Sheep

    Sheep by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Where Have All the Hobbits Gone? by Ella Derbyshire

    At home.

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  13. Sheep

    Sheep by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Where Have All the Hobbits Gone? by Ella Derbyshire

    Baahhhhhh

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  14. Balloons

    Balloons by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Westminster Palace, House of Commons, London, England by Ian Griffin

    Is someone having a party?

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  15. Black Swan

    Black Swan by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Matamata Sheep farm by Ella Derbyshire

    On the lake under the hill

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  16. Hobbit Hole

    Hobbit Hole by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Matamata Sheep farm by Ella Derbyshire

    It is a beautiful day, and It looks like they left the door open

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  17. Fuel Hose

    Fuel Hose by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    This is a fuel hose, but it is not out here to refuel the plane, which is arriving with plenty of fuel. The LC-130 will offload fuel to us, and we will use the fuel to heat and power the station through the winter.

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  18. Ice Cube Buildings

    Ice Cube Buildings by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    After another successful season of deploying DOM's, the Drill Tower and TOS have been positioned behind the elevated station where they will wait through the winter for the arrival of next summer's drill crew.

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  19. Traverse Tracks...

    Traverse Tracks... by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    These vehicle tracks were left by this summer's overland traverse from McMurdo which is 850 miles north of here. They dropped off fuel and cargo and headed back toward grid south, in the general direction of New Zealand.

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  20. Forks

    Forks by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    They have been plugged in outside the cargo buildng all summer. Soon they will come in from the cold and work outside only on the warmer days of winter. Warmer days are -70 and above.

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  21. The Arches

    The Arches by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    These are at the End of The World. Beyond them is an antenna field and then the vast cold emptiness of the Polar Plateau.

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  22. Another dome

    Another dome by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    This one is a ghost of science past...

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  23. Retro Cargo

    Retro Cargo by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    Last chance 'til November!

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  24. Satellite Domes

    Satellite Domes by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    GOES and TDRS relay science data, business communications and also e-mail and phone calls to family and friends far away.

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  25. Is that the Christmas Tree?

    Is that the Christmas Tree? by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    Yes it is! And it's ready for next summer at the Pole.

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  26. Jamesway and Loo

    Jamesway and Loo by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    The little building with the moonis the outhouse for this wood-and-canvas Jamesway.

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  27. Last Chance for Cargo

    Last Chance for Cargo by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    Cargo only arrives here in summer, which is from late October until mid-February. If someone is waiting for a package, and it's not on this plane, they will have to go without it for the next 8 months.

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  28. South Pole Passenger Terminal

    South Pole Passenger Terminal by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Skier Landing by Ella Derbyshire

    This little building with solar panels is pleasantly warm as long as the sun is shining. With no more planes this season, and sunset just over a month away, we will tow our passenger terminal off to a line of other summer buildings where it will weather the cold darkness and drifting snow of a South Pole winter.

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  29. Antennae

    Antennae by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Formerly the Blackball Hilton by Ella Derbyshire

    I wonder what's on TV.

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  30. Bird

    Bird by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Formerly the Blackball Hilton by Ella Derbyshire

    On the wing

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  31. Tankard

    Tankard by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan Formerly the Blackball Hilton by Ella Derbyshire

    Hanging over the bar

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  32. 3 Wings

    3 Wings by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan South Pole Station - View from A1, Floor 2 Looking Toward Grid South, Late Summer 2010 by Ella Derbyshire

    Foreground to background, the entrance to A4, entrance to B1 and the entrance to B4.

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  33. Fuel tanks

    Fuel tanks by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan South Pole Station - View from A1, Floor 2 Looking Toward Grid South, Late Summer 2010 by Ella Derbyshire

    At the End of the World

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  34. Ice Cube Buildings

    Ice Cube Buildings by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan South Pole Station - View from A1, Floor 2 Looking Toward Grid South, Late Summer 2010 by Ella Derbyshire

    Ice Cube is South Pole's in-ice neutrino telescope.

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  35. The BARFF

    The BARFF by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan South Pole Station - View from A1, Floor 2 Looking Toward Grid South, Late Summer 2010 by Ella Derbyshire

    The ARFF is serviced in this white and orange building. .

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  36. The RF

    The RF by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan South Pole Station - View from A1, Floor 2 Looking Toward Grid South, Late Summer 2010 by Ella Derbyshire

    Radio Frequency.

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  37. The DNF

    The DNF by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan South Pole Station - View from A1, Floor 2 Looking Toward Grid South, Late Summer 2010 by Ella Derbyshire

    Do Not Freeze. We use this building for cargo that would be damaged if it was left in an unheated building.

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  38. South Pole International Pax Terminal

    South Pole International Pax Terminal by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan South Pole Station - View from A1, Floor 2 Looking Toward Grid South, Late Summer 2010 by Ella Derbyshire

    In summer, the sun help keep this building warm. During the winter, there are no passengers to us the building. The little building will be towed away from from the skiway, and stored where it will cause less drifting.

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  39. The "Head Module"

    The "Head Module" by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan South Pole Station - View from A1, Floor 2 Looking Toward Grid South, Late Summer 2010 by Ella Derbyshire

    The residents of Summer Camp can go to this building to use toilets and showers.

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  40. Solar Panels

    Solar Panels by Ella Derbyshire from the GigaPan South Pole Station - View from A1, Floor 2 Looking Toward Grid South, Late Summer 2010 by Ella Derbyshire

    For the time that the sun is far enough above the horizon.

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