Based in the worlds coldest region. Right at the very south of our planet lies antarctica the continent of snow and ice. In 1911 the norwegian Roald Amundsen became the 1st person ever to reach the south pole the last region of earth that was still unexplored and uninhabited by humans. In 195912 nations signed the antarctic treaty pledging to use the beach and only for peaceful purposes and particularly for scientific research. Today there are around 80 research stations in the antarctic used by 4000 scientists from all over the world we wanted to know what its like to spend months in the cold and ice and so we headed there starting at the airport close to the russian polaris the. Station. Sky at. Antarctica from the air. On board this aircraft are scientists from 10 different countries. Will be spending the polar summer doing their research here. This year the team from bellaver is especially large. Billow says would be a program for science and sibylla just cost more and. Enjoy a few
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