90° South at the geographical South Pole
The real South Pole marked by the
metal marker. In the background you see the markers of previous
years. The whole icecap is moving about 2,5 cm (1 in) per day, so every year the Pole is
resurveyed and marked with a new Pole marker.
The official Pole
marker from 1996.
The ceremonial Pole with the flags of the countries who signed the Antarctic treaty 1957.
No wind, that happens not very
often.
The wind is back, ASTRO and MAPO in
the background.
Some
of the obligatory pictures from South Pole.
Ooops,
I just removed the earth axis.
At the
bottom (or top) of the world.
The
earth is turning around - here.
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