Our school's pen pal Jason McDonald, who lives at the South Pole, sent us this cool photo of the Elevated Station.
If you notice the semi-circle of flags in front, you will also see a small pole in the middle of the circle. That is the actual "South Pole." That is where the geographic South Pole is. (They really did stick a pole in the ground there, just like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons.)
Right now it is still dark at the Pole, but the sun should return in late September. (See the other photo below which Jason also sent to get a different view of the area.) Jason and the other Antarctica pen pals have been helping to educate our students -- and our teachers too-- about life in Antarctica. All of our pen pals are with the U.S. Antarctic Program which is a part of the National Science Foundation. Jason is also an LSU Tigers fan since he is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana which is right up the road from New Orleans. Thanks for the cool photos, Jason -- Adrian
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