RT Documentary July 12, 2024
Theyll stay here until the antarctic summer returns. Snow in the very heart of antarctica has one amazing property. When the temperature drops below minus 55. 00 it becomes a drive frozen sand if a plane lands on it friction instantly heats its skis which then refreeze solidly onto the runway. Thats why planes can only fly out of a stuck between mid december and early february just 2 months in every year for the rest of the time the people are completely cut off from the outside world. Stocks water supply is drawn from the snow. The station sits more than 3500 meters above sea level that met a...