"NBC's news anchor Ann Curry reported from the ANDRILL camp at the U.S. McMurdo Base beginning October 2, 2007." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANDRILL
Antarctica
This map uses an orthographic projection, near-polar aspect. The South Pole is near the center, where longitudinal lines converge.
Area (Overall) (ice-free) (ice-covered) | 14,000,000 km2 (5,400,000 sq mi)[1] 280,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi) 13,720,000 km2 (5,300,000 sq mi) |
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Population (permanent) (non-permanent) | 7th 0 approx. 1,000 |
Dependencies | |
Official Territorial claims | Antarctic Treaty System |
Reserved the right to make claims | |
Time Zones | None UTC-03:00 (Graham Land only) |
Internet Top-level domain | .aq |
Calling Code | Dependent on the parent country of each base. (One such is +672.) |
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2 comments:
That cover must be a prized possession.
That Ann Curry woman gets about a bit - she even bungee jumped of Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge in the UK, close to my home. And far away from Antarctica
Yes, I see there was postage due.
;-)
great front and back!
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