I refer to Palmer Station, Antacrtica as the "tropics of the Antarctic" because it is outside the Antarctic circle and therefore, not constantly below-freezing like the South Pole. I have provided a satellite image of the continent with an arrow pointing to Anvers Island upon which the US research station is located. Air temperature is right around freezing (0 deg C, 32 F) in austral summer. Wind speed is right around 10 knots (~11 mph). Yep, warm and balmy ;)
Haha, I would not have a good time there! 32 F? OMG! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat is on a good day! But they give you cool gear and parkas :)
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