SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA: On our way back, the skiway is still clear. The prevailing winds blow right down the skiway in the direction we're looking, so the ski equipped LC-130's land and take off coming toward this point. Sorry no numbers to tell you what direction the air strip is pointing. But it's roughly parallel with the Prime Meridian and the 180 deg longitude line. From this view, McMurdo and New Zealand are pretty much straight ahead.
SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA: A few days later, we tour the RF building and this big orb, SPMGT (South Pole MARSAT/GEOS Terminal), our satellite link to the world.
SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA; Inside the RF building our guide points out areas of caution in the event of an emergency.
