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South Ice

South Ice

Antarctic base in Edith Ronne Land

South Ice was a British support base 560 kilometres (300 nmi) from the South Pole in Edith Ronne Land, Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year, established by Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, where three men overwintered during the Antarctic winter of 1957. In the same winter, men overwintered for the first time at the South Pole.

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The name of the station contrasts to North Ice which was a British research station in Greenland.

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