极地站

若你身处地球的最南端，人们常开玩笑说，这里除了往上爬就无路可走了。然而，在这片寒冷大陆的中心附近，极地站的工作人员全年无休，克服着恶劣环境的挑战，致力于科研探索。 该站由一栋主楼组成，内设生活区和社交区，周围环绕着众多用于科学研究和设施维护的附属建筑。 在站内出行，人们可以乘坐配备齐全测量设备、带有履带的专用牵引卡车，也就是所谓的“雪地卡车”。但要注意的是，在这个所有方向都被视为北方的地方，导航需要遵循新的规则。极地站采用了叠加在极点上的网格系统来指引方向。网格方向340度和110度构成了三角形清洁空气区的两条边，而在绝大多数情况下，来自大陆各地的风都会从这两条边之间吹来。每天，工作人员都会监测风速和风向，确保最纯净的空气能够进入我们的进气口进行测量和采样，同时将对主站建筑和车辆的影响降至最低。 在极地站生活和工作充满挑战，恶劣的环境和偏远的地理位置更是难上加难。有些日子可能会让人感到单调或压力重重，而有些日子则会带来惊喜。但最终，科学研究、团队协作和冒险精神让这一切都变得值得。此外，当你连续几天经过南极点、穿越地球上的每个时区后，你会突然意识到，整个世界确实是围绕着我们而运转的

When you find yourself stationed at the bottom of the world, the joke is that there is nowhere to go but up. However, near the center of the cold continent, the crew at the Pole Station work year-round to transcend the challenges of the harsh continent in the pursuit of research and discovery. The station itself is composed of 1 main building, which houses living and socializing quarters, surrounded by numerous outbuildings that are used for science and facilities maintenance. To get around, you have at your disposal a special traction truck with tracks and fully equipped with measuring equipment, also known as the SnowTruck. But beware. When you live in a location where every direction is considered North, a new convention is required. A grid system superimposed over the pole is used to provide some navigational orientation. Grid directions 340 degrees and 110 degrees form 2 edges of the triangular-shaped Clean Air Sector, and it is from between those 2 edges that wind is blowing from across the continent approximately 90% of the time. Each day, they monitor the wind speed and direction to ensure that the cleanest air possible is reaching our inlets to be measured and sampled with minimal impact from the main station building or vehicles. Living and working at the Pole Station is challenging work, compounded by the harsh environment and the remote location. Some days may feel monotonous or stressful, and others may bring pleasant surprises, but the science, the community, and the adventure make it all worthwhile in the end. Besides, after a few days of walking past the Geographic Pole and through every single time zone on Earth, you begin to realize that the world literally does revolve around us.