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459 viewsMount Erebus is located on Ross Island, towering above McMurdo Station.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC

458 viewsTroll Station is the Norwegian Antarctic research station where the traverse ended.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC

457 viewsThe International Antarctic Center in New Zealand hosts a terminal for flights to Antarctica.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC

456 viewsMatthew & Drew work on the tundra, Brooks Range, AK.
Image courtesy Mark Serreze, NSIDC.

453 viewsThis sign post shows the direction and distance of the North and South Poles, Tromso, Norway, and other cities.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC

451 viewsResearchers and guests celebrate the end of the traverse at Troll Station, the Norwegian Antarctic research station.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC

451 viewsThis helicopter view shows the edge of AMIGOSberg. Notice the blue markings along the edge; these are yearly refreezing lines.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC
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449 viewsMark Serreze digs a deep snow pit.
Image courtesy Mark Serreze, NSIDC.

449 viewsTed Scambos waits to board the plane that will take him to McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC

449 views U.S.-Norway Traverse of East Antarctica used large, specially designed vehicles to drive slowly across the ice sheet.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC