The South Pole, with the flags of the
twelve original signatory nations to the Antarctic Treaty.
The red-and-white striped pole is the
ceremonial pole, a simple pole by the white sign marks the geographic
pole. At the time of this photo, the two markers were only about 10m
apart. However, the ice moves about 10m per year, and a new geographic
marker is installed every January 1st. Besides this, the new station
was dedicated on 12 January and the ceremonial pole was then moved for
better photo opportunities - so now the two poles are much further apart.
31st Oct 2007
