After my encounter with the Snow Cruiser, I had a closer look at the environment it was supposed to operate in. The Snow Cruiser reached Antarctica in januari of 1939 for it's intended journey to the magnetic South Pole. Unfortunatly, it never got there. But what is at the South Pole is the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station. At present it houses about 50 persons during winters, and an additional 100 in summer time. The nearest human settlement is 900 miles away, so it is one of the most barren places you will find on earth.
Have a look around this fascinating place.
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