Here again is the Antarctic System Proposal of 1968 that I will keep reviewing because it was
- NEVER BEEN IMPLEMENTED
- Is still a good idea
- Shows mileages calculated by someone as a point of reference going around Antarctica
- Can be compared to the video visits above (Stop the video at each station and see if you can find it below)
- Might have been abandoned and even PREVENTED from fulfillment because it was either impossible to do the 60,000 mile rim of Antarctica on a flat earth-- or WAS possible but would have exposed the earth as flat too easily.
I just want to bookmark this blog post and associated links to pad out the geography of inner Antarctica, because it mentions flight times and a fuel dump
ReplyDeletehttp://theconversation.com/the-antarctica-diaries-week-six-5346
The Australians are at the South Pole
At 8:50am the Twin Otter takes off for the 2.5 hour trip to the AGAP-South refuelling stop. It is then a little more than an hour to Ridge A.
The writer describes what appears to be a direct return to the Pole, so perhaps the range wasn't enough for a round trip.
Ridge A and the Pole are marked here, but there is no indication where the refuelling stop is in relation to Ridge A
http://soral.as.arizona.edu/HEAT/site/AntarcticMap.jpg
It was decided that Ridge A was the most perfect place for Astronomical observation....
The area is, according to Dr [Will] Saunders, better for observing space by a factor of three compared to other Earth-based telescopes and could be as good as the Hubble Space Telescope, which has been capturing stunning images of space for decades from high orbit. [no comment....]
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/the-coldest-driest-place-in-the-world-20090902-f7uw.html
"You would be able - from any of the good sites in Antarctica - to see as good as Hubble and a bloody sight cheaper," he said.
Already the areas near Ridge A are being developed for astronomy with a Chinese telescope being constructed 150 kilometres away at an area called Dome A and another more than 2000 kilometres to the east at Dome C, where a French/Italian telescope is planned for 2012.
Dr Saunders believes the area is similar to the remote mountains of Hawaii's big island, the value of which were discovered more than 30 years ago. Today they have the highest concentration of observatories in the world.
We selected the Ridge A site from satellite data to be the best location for an astronomical observatory on the Antarctic plateau, and indeed, anywhere on Earth. It is located on the summit ridge of the ice plateau at 81:40:25 South latitude and 72:42:58 East longitude at a physical elevation of 13,260' (4040 m) with a typical pressure altitude of 15,200' (4650 m). It constitutes the origin of the continent's famous katabatic winds and is perhaps the calmest place on Earth, with typical winds of 4 knots (2 m/s).
http://soral.as.arizona.edu/HEAT/site/
The AGAP - South refuelling stop is on this map
http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/rt/amps/wrf_plots/2015052812/10km_gridnav/cldbase/2015052812.10km_gridnav.cldbase.hr12.png
Antarctica's newest far-infrared observatory is now in operation at Ridge A
There's a description of AGAP - S here with photos:
http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/agap-south-population-42/
It says that it's [partly] a seismic station.
another map
http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/wp-content/uploads/assets/maps/antarctica_with_agaps.jpg
Holy crap. Thanks. I suppose if we're going to prove flat earth, this is the stuff we'll be getting into.
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