There are permanent settlements in the Arctic, ranging from Alert, to Svalbard etc, however how bout the feasibility of having permanent settlements in the Antarctic.
So far there are only temporary residency there, the largest is McMurdo which can get up to over 2000 workers during summer. the pic is really large, so instead of posting it as a picture, I’ll link it instead
By: Nermal - 30th October 2003 at 10:28
Have to ask if there is any real need?
Apart from climate research, etc, why do they need to be there? Hopefully they will not be exploiting any oil reserves in the area (who would give the oil companies permission? Who would they be paying taxes/royalties/whatever to?)and why would anyone start, for example, any form of manufacturing on a continent without any indiginous local workforce? It is a (mostly) unspoilt land littered with the occasional wrecked aeroplane and dead horse/huskey/explorer. This won’t be the case if/when large populations start to move in – especially if they are the bored rich looking for a new playground because there is too long a queue for the all-singing all-dancing Everest experience…
Is there anything which really has to be done there which cannot be done elsewhere? – Nermal
By: mixtec - 30th October 2003 at 07:02
Re: Feasibility of creating permanent settlements in the Antarctic
Originally posted by WACHENR0DER
So far there are only temporary residency there, the largest is McMurdo which can get up to over 2000 workers during summer. the pic is really large, so instead of posting it as a picture, I’ll link it instead
During the summer it can reach as many as 2000 people. During the winter there are only about 50 or so. And no I dont know where to access the news reports I saw a few years back.
By: WACHENR0DER - 30th October 2003 at 06:43
Originally posted by mixtec
Do you know what cabin fever is? Have you seen the news reports of scientists whove come down with cabin fever in the Antarctic?
No i have not seen the news, can you post it? Most things about Cabin fever tend to revolve around fictional movies.
but if it’s anything about going crazy over the inactivity of being indoors constantly, then it’s because they are indoors constantly. If you look at Arctic settlements such as on the Yamal peninsula or Wegnan Island (sp), the people there are very active outdoors.
By: mixtec - 30th October 2003 at 06:33
Do you know what cabin fever is? Have you seen the news reports of scientists whove come down with cabin fever in the Antarctic?
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