"In contrast to MC #8, we are located on a continent surrounded by ocean. Our annual sunset just happened, so it will be very dark for the next six months." (Photo taken at noon in July -- it's pitch dark.Click image to enlarge.)

"Our location is extremely isolated. We are above 9,000 feet in elevation. There are mountains in this area, but we can't see them; instead, the terrain is flat and white. In contrast, there is so much color in the winter night sky from our hemisphere's counterpart to aurora borealis."(Click image to enlarge.)

"After winter temperatures begin around mid-February, it's just too cold for planes to come, so the 47 of us who are spending winter down here need a lot of groceries and supplies to last until October... so much so that they're delivered by the plane load."(Click image to enlarge.)

"The formal name of our place contains the last name of two famous men, one that arrived here in 1911 and the other in 1912. It sits on one end of Earth's axis; everywhere else on Earth is north from here. You can see all longitudes here by simply standing and turning 360 degrees around." (Click image to enlarge.)