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The new British Halley VI Research Station looks a bit like a giant centipede. It was completed in 2012 after four years of construction. Location, Location...Relocation
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Friday December 06, 2013

Halley VI Research Station looks a giant centipede, its eight segments in frozen stasis on the Brunt Ice Shelf. The design of the space-age-looking Antarctic base is the brainchild of Hugh Broughton Architects, which is part of a new project for an atmospheric laboratory at the NSF's Summit Station in Greenland.
McMurdo Station was founded in the mid-1950s and grew over the decades to include more than 100 buildings. Master Plan
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Friday December 06, 2013

McMurdo Station was never meant to be the New York City of Antarctica. It was established in the 1950s as a naval airfield. It continued to evolve over the decades to become the primary U.S. research station. Now, a master plan has emerged that will help guide new construction over the next 10 to 15 years.

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