The South Pole
The Greenwich Meridian, Zero Line of Longitude comes to
journey's end
Across the icy Antarctica to:
We found two Golden Shellbacks who have also been to the South
Pole
(we've yet to find one that made the North Pole too!!!)
Emerald Shellback Phil Toth at the South Pole
And here's another Emerald Shellback Rusty Eichblatt head over heels at being at
the foot of the World.
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Meanwhile at the South Pole of our nearest neighbour; the discovery of
water on the moon is featured in Ice at the
Lunar
South Pole
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The best site on the South Pole is at
www.southpole.com
where scientists from the Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
have put together a comprehensive set of pages.
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And yes they operate GMT (or UTC) at the Pole! (Although you can use any
of the 24 time zones; just move one step in the right direction!
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Pole-to-Pole
2000: Beginning on March 15, 1999, an international team of twelve young
adults from as many countries, representing the six continents, will head
south. They will trek all around the world, starting from the North Pole,
cross all six continents, and re-unite in Antarctica. The will carry the
hopes and vows -- pledges and gifts -- of people of all ages. At 12:01 a.m.
on January 1st, 2000, the team will greet the new "millennium" at
the International Date Line at the South Pole.
The end of the Prime Meridian and the end of our journey!
Not quite - Now you can head off into space) courtesy of the
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center and look down at the Ozone depletion at the South
Pole (beware large image file but worth the wait!)
The journey continues up the International
Date Line back towards the North Pole
Thank you for Surfing The Meridian Line!
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