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Close-up of the geographic South Pole marker, 1996

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Title	Close-up of the geographic South Pole marker, 1996
Description	Close-up of the geographic South Pole marker, January 1996. "U.S. Geological Survey, 90° South, Geographic pole, Jan. 1, 1996".
Biography	The ice sheet is over 8,000 feet thick at the South Pole. Since the ice shifts along the underlying ground an average of thirty feet per year the marker that identifies the pole's exact location is reestablished annually. Situated near the South Pole Station is a barber pole topped by a chrome ball that acts as a permanent ceremonial marker. Americans have been living here since 1956. The lack of water vapor in the air makes the skies nearly transparent, an ideal setting for astronomical research.
Geographic Subject (Continent)	Antarctica
Coverage date	1996-01
Publisher (of the Digital Version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1996-01
Type	images
Format (aat)	photographs
Legacy Record ID	exbt-m74
Part of collection	Library Exhibits Collection
Part of subcollection	Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: The Discovery and Exploration of Antarctica. Doheny Memorial Library, Fall 2002
Rights	photograph owned by Cornelius Sullivan
Access Conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository Name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository Email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	exbt-iceberg-18
Archival file	exbt_Volume11/exbt-iceberg-18.tiff