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| From my "Antarctic" friend Scott F. Smith, ex-postmaster at the AMUNDSEN-SCOTT SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA APO AP 96598: a 2007/2008 IPY cool postcard about ANDRILL (ANTARCTIC GEOLOGICAL DRILLING - see andrill.org). See the backside: postmarked at USAF McMURDO, ANTARCTICA APO AP 96599 on Jan 03 2008, postmarked at USAF APO AP SOUTH POLE 96598 on Jan 12 2008, and also see other nice things on this postcard, such as an ANDRILL personalized stamp from yourstamps.com . |
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| From my "Antarctic" friend Scott F. Smith, ex-postmaster at the AMUNDSEN-SCOTT SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA APO AP 96598: a 2007/2008 IPY cool postcard about ANDRILL (ANTARCTIC GEOLOGICAL DRILLING - see andrill.org). See the backside: postmarked at USAF McMURDO, ANTARCTICA APO AP 96599 on Jan 03 2008, postmarked at USAF APO AP SOUTH POLE 96598 on Jan 12 2008, and also see other nice things on this postcard, such as an ANDRILL personalized stamp from yourstamps.com |
"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) |
|---|---|
| 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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