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 Encyclopedia article on Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station [EncycloZine]
Wintering-over at the station offers notorious dangers and stresses, as the station population is almost totally isolated.
The station was originally constructed in November 1956 to support the International Geophysical Year in 1957, and has been continuously occupied since then.
The station stands at an elevation of 2,835 meters on interior Antarctica's nearly featureless ice sheet, about 2,850 meters thick at that location.
encyclozine.com /Amundsen-Scott_South_Pole_Station

  
 The New South Polar Times
The New South Polar Times is a newsletter written by the staff of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, South Pole, Antarctica.
The station at the South Pole is named for these two brave men.
The South Polar Times was a newsletter for and by the men on Robert Scott's ship, The Discovery, written during Scott's first expedition to Antarctica, July 1901- September 1904.
205.174.118.254 /nspt/home.htm

  
 Happy Birthday to Boston's South Station!
South Station replaced the several smaller stations which had been used by the Boston and Providence, Old Colony, New England, and Boston and Albany railroad companies in the city of Boston, Massachusetts.
Not only is the old station seeing more passenger trains now than at any time during the past 30 years, but South Station is now the core of a major office development and intermodal transportation center.
Boston's South Station is 100 years old this month, having opened for business for the first time on January 1st, 1899.
www.nhrhta.org /htdocs/ssta.htm

  
 South Station in Boston
South Station was completed and opened in 1899.
South Station before the El tracks were put in.
This photo taken shortly after South Station was opened.
www.southstation.org /southst.htm

  
 Virtual tour of the Pole.
The new station is about 350 meters from the true Geographic South Pole, (learn more about this on the poles page) and is drifting toward the pole at about 10 meters/year.
The site was not visited again until 1956, when Navy Admiral George J. Dufek stepped off an LC-47 with an advance party to build the first permanent South Pole Station.
The station is at an elevation of 2,900 meters; however the equivalent pressure elevation, based on polar atmospheric conditions, will vary from 3,300 to 4,000 meters.
astro.uchicago.edu /cara/vtour/pole

  
 NSF UV Monitoring Network: South Pole Station
The South Pole system is installed at the top of the Atmospheric Research Observatory (ARO, see photo) at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, located at the geographic South Pole.
The photo shows the top of the instrument at ARO with the main South Pole station in the background.
The South Pole is accessible by airplane between November and February only.
www.biospherical.com /NSF/southpole/southpole.asp

  
 Welcome to The Antarctic Sun - Nov. 28, 2004 Issue
A team of astrophysicists using a radio telescope at South Pole Station wondered why some galaxies pumped out thousands of stars while other similar galaxies barely managed to produce two stars...
Though their route was the same, the crew aboard Skier 94 didn’t expect any of the hat-tossing and hurrahs that greeted Richard Byrd and his flight crew after they flew to the South Pole 75 years ago...
During a flight commemorating the original flight by Admiral Richard Byrd over the South Pole, Major Mark Doll, a pilot with the New York Air National Guard, looks out the window of an LC-130.
www.polar.org /antsun

  
 South Pole Live Camera
This photo is of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station taken every 15 minutes (if a relay satellite is available for transmission) from the roof of the Atmospheric Research Observatory which houses NOAA/CMDL's Clean Air Facility.
The new station, presently under construction, can be seen to the right in the photo; the old (circa 1973) domed station is to the left.
The new station is elevated above the snow to prevent it being buried by the drifting snow (the present fate of the old domed station).
www.cmdl.noaa.gov /obop/spo/livecamera.html

  
 All Aboard! South Station Visitors Invited to Donate Phones, Toys, Games & Books
Equity Office, manager of South Station, will hold a phone collection drive through Monday, November 29th followed by a gift collection drive through mid-December.
A Holiday Gift Drive For New, Unwrapped Toys, Games and Books From November 30th through December 17th South Station will collect toys, games and books for children ranging in age from infants to teens.
South Station Visitors Invited to Donate Phones, Toys, Games & Books
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-23-2004/0002499725&EDATE=

  
 South Station - Boston, MA, 02210 - Boston Citysearch
South Station - Boston, MA, 02210 - Boston Citysearch
boston.citysearch.com /profile?id=11351992

  
 Encyclopedia: South Station (Boston)
South Station was sold to the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) in 1965.
South Station combined the four terminals in one spot (a union station).
Portions of the station were demolished and the land was used to build the Boston South Postal Annex and the Stone and Webster building.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/South-Station-(Boston)   (5953 words)

  
 Morden South railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morden South railway station is in the London Borough of Merton in South London.
Street map and aerial photo of Morden South railway station from Multimap.com
Train times and station information for Morden South railway station from National Rail
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Morden_South_railway_station   (160 words)

  
 South Molton Fire Station - Unofficial website - www.st14.co.uk
South Molton Fire Station - Unofficial website - www.st14.co.uk
www.sm.station.ukgateway.net   (160 words)

  
 Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (Bill Spindler's Antarctica)
Also in July...Jerry Marty is interviewed about the new station construction...more details emerge about last year's internet hacking attack...and Gus McLeod may try yet again.
The station experienced the coldest July on record, and the second coldest month ever.
There it is, boys and girls...the new station on 8 November.
www.southpolestation.com   (160 words)

  
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Station Listings (Contact information)Southern Slang Dictionary: A-FFamous Locals - Sam Walton founder of...
including: American slang, Australian slang, British slang, Canadian slang, South African slang...
This Southern Slang Dictionary will clear up all confusion and help you navigate the South.
www.soulis.com /slang_dictionaries_1.html   (160 words)

  
 Gunmen raid police station south of Baghdad in fourth such attack against security forces this week
Gunmen stormed a police station south of Baghdad, drove off the poorly armed police and blew up the building Friday in the fourth such attack against Iraqi security installations over the last week, officials and witnesses said.
Gunmen raid police station south of Baghdad in fourth such attack against security forces this week
It was the fourth attack on police stations across the country in the past week.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/06/11/international1249EDT0583.DTL   (160 words)

  
 Antarctica's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
The famous dome of Antarctica's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station shimmers in the summer sunlight on Jan. 20, 1996.
This year 27 carefully selected workers and scientists will "winter over" by spending six months in total darkness in and around the station, sometimes braving temperatures which can fall to minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit, not including wind chill.
The flags of 13 nations which have officially adopted the Antarctic Treaty fly at the South Pole and represent the unprecedented international cooperation among the world community on the continent.
www.defenselink.mil /photos/Feb1996/960120-N-1259S-002.html   (160 words)

  
 Case Study of Hawaii Architects Ferraro Choi And Associates: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica
Serving as the consulting engineers on the United States' Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station project are PDC, Inc. Consulting Engineers.
HONOLULU (September 19, 1997) - Ferraro Choi And Associates Ltd, a Honolulu-based architecture and interior architecture firm, has been awarded the first of three design phases with its innovative plans for the $115 million modernization and expansion of the United States' Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica.
While the existing station was planned to be drifted over and eventually buried by the annual snow accumulations, Ferraro Choi's structures will be elevated above the snow surface on large steel pipe columns.
www.ferrarochoi.com /casestudies/southpole/index.html   (160 words)

  
 South Irving Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South Irving Station is a Trinity Railway Express commuter rail station located in Irving, Texas at Rock Island Road, east of O'Connor Road (between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas).
It opened in December 1996 and is a station on the TRE commuter line (Green Line), serving downtown Irving, including the Irving Heritage District and the Irving Civic Center.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Irving_Station   (101 words)

  
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www.encyclopedian.com /search.php?searWords=South-Acton   (87 words)

  
 Virtual tour- McMurdo
It is built on the bare volcanic rock of Hut Point Peninsula on Ross Island, the farthest south solid ground that is accessible by ship.
The Crary facility was named for the geophysicist and geologist Albert P. Crary (1911-1987), the first person to set foot on both the North and South Poles.
McMurdo Station resembles an urban center in its population diversity and hectic pace.
astro.uchicago.edu /cara/vtour/mcmurdo   (87 words)

  
 ♪ Aerosmith Lyrics -- ( South Station Blues Song Lyrics )
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♪ Aerosmith Lyrics -- ( South Station Blues Song Lyrics)
All lyrics are property of their respective owners and are strictly for educational use only.
lyrics.rare-lyrics.com /A/Aerosmith/South-Station-Blues.html   (87 words)

  
 Amtrak - Stations
Browse Amtrak station locations by choosing one of the regions below the 'Browse by Region' header in the left navigation bar.
View our Station List for a complete list of stations.
Enter a three-letter station code and click the 'go!' button.
www.amtrak.com /stations/bos.html   (87 words)

  
 South Pole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ceremonial South Pole is an area set aside for photo opportunities at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station was established during the International Geophysical Year in 1958 and is permanently staffed by research and support personnel.
The south pole of a magnet is attracted to the north poles of other magnets, hence the south pole of a freely suspended magnet (as in a compass) will point towards the Geomagnetic South Pole.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Pole   (87 words)

  
 Encyclopedia topic: South Ruislip station
The station is situated between South Ruislip (additional info and facts about South Ruislip) and Northolt Park (additional info and facts about Northolt Park) stations, however not all trains stop at all stations.
Opened in May 1908 and originally known as Northolt Junction, the station became South Ruislip and Northolt Junction from September 1932 and received its present name in July 1942.
The London Underground platforms are on the Central Line (additional info and facts about Central Line), on which the station lies between Ruislip Gardens (additional info and facts about Ruislip Gardens) and Northolt (additional info and facts about Northolt) stations.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/so/south_ruislip_station.htm   (381 words)

  
 Railway
The station stands almost mid-way between Cirencester (Watermoor) and Cricklade stations, 3 miles 12 chains from the former and 3 miles 36 chains from the latter (all measured from the centres of the platforms), on a gradient of 1 in 880 falling towards Cricklade.
Under the Railways Act 1921 (11 and 12 Geo.V, Ch.55, 19th August 1921) the Midland and South Western Junction was absorbed by the Great Western Railway as from 1st July 1923; actual control by the G.W.R. started on 29th October 1923.
When opened, the station had only one platform; a second platform, passing-loop and signal-box were added in 1891.
www.cerneysouth.freeserve.co.uk /cerney/specials/railway.htm   (760 words)

  
 South Wimbledon tube station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive South Wimbledon station in December 1926.
The station is on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 3 and Zone 4.
The station is on the Northern Line, between Colliers Wood and Morden stations and was opened in 1926 as part of the Morden Extension.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Wimbledon_tube_station   (181 words)

  
 MASSPORT: Logan Airport: Type of Transportation: South Station/Trains
Both rail and bus stations are located at South Station Transportation Center.
South Station Transportation Center (700 Atlantic Ave., Boston)
For your convenience, the following six regional companies operate scheduled service between Boston’s multi-modal South Station Transportation Center and Logan International Airport.
www.massport.com /logan/getti_typeo_south.html   (181 words)

  
 Concord Trailways: Boston South Station Information
There are no telephone numbers to South Station.
We do not have information about the South Station facility beyond what we provide on this page.
This exit will end up on Atlantic Avenue and the South Station terminal is on the right.
www.concordtrailways.com /bostoninfo.htm   (181 words)

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