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Antarctica : South Pole
90 degrees south (visit #4) - All Pictures


#1: Official South Pole marker (as of 2011) and the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Official South Pole marker (as of 2011) and the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
#2: View North along the Prime Meridian: visitor's centre tents, parked aircrafts, our camp (centre)
View North along the Prime Meridian: visitor's centre tents, parked aircrafts, our camp (centre)
#3: View North along 90°E: Atmospheric Research (Clean Air) Observatory
View North along 90°E: Atmospheric Research (Clean Air) Observatory
#4: View North along 180°W: gear storage
View North along 180°W: gear storage
#5: View North along 90°W: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
View North along 90°W: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
#6: Pole history: centennial (wooden stake), 1st January 2011 (between two flags), former stakes and Ceremonial Pole (surrounded by flags)
Pole history: centennial (wooden stake), 1<sup>st</sup> January 2011 (between two flags), former stakes and Ceremonial Pole (surrounded by flags)
#7: Trophy: the magical numbers at my home longitude · Bottom of the world (green cross at lower left corner)
Trophy: the magical numbers at my home longitude · Bottom of the world (green cross at lower left corner)
#8: Polar landscape without human influence: the great white open
Polar landscape without human influence: the great white open
#9: Standing on the earth's axis: the world revolves around me!
Standing on the earth's axis: the world revolves around me!
#10: Cold!??
Cold!??
#11: Welcome at visitor's centre · Prime minister Stoltenberg speaking at Ceremonial Pole · World's southernmost camp resort · Windy departure from Antarctica
Welcome at visitor's centre · Prime minister Stoltenberg speaking at Ceremonial Pole · World's southernmost camp resort · Windy departure from Antarctica