![Former headquarters building for U.S. science operations at the South Pole--with its geodesic dome sheltering buildings and storage materials inside --is now nearly covered with drifting snow in Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Former headquarters building for U.S. science operations at the South Pole--with its geodesic dome sheltering buildings and storage materials inside --is now nearly covered with drifting snow in Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E6XHC6/former-headquarters-building-for-us-science-operations-at-the-south-pole-with-its-geodesic-dome-sheltering-buildings-and-storage-materials-inside-is-now-nearly-covered-with-drifting-snow-in-amundsen-scott-south-pole-station-in-antarctica-december-11-2006-the-square-entrance-used-to-be-level-with-the-snow-pack-and-is-now-some-20-feet-6-meters-below-it-a-new-station-sits-on-metal-stilts-and-is-designed-to-channel-wind-so-that-snow-drifts-stay-away-from-the-body-of-the-station-reutersdeborah-zabarenko-united-states-2E6XHC6.jpg)
Former headquarters building for U.S. science operations at the South Pole--with its geodesic dome sheltering buildings and storage materials inside --is now nearly covered with drifting snow in Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
![Construction of the geodesic dome at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Installing aluminum panels on completed Dome frame viewed from outside the Dome, by John Perry, U.S. Navy Seabee, 1972 : r/antarctica Construction of the geodesic dome at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Installing aluminum panels on completed Dome frame viewed from outside the Dome, by John Perry, U.S. Navy Seabee, 1972 : r/antarctica](https://preview.redd.it/thewjvwob8971.png?auto=webp&s=eb033ffc85d8033d15389e20d0663456203c32f0)
Construction of the geodesic dome at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Installing aluminum panels on completed Dome frame viewed from outside the Dome, by John Perry, U.S. Navy Seabee, 1972 : r/antarctica
![Frequently Asked Questions about life at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica – Jeffrey Donenfeld Frequently Asked Questions about life at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica – Jeffrey Donenfeld](https://i0.wp.com/www.jeffreydonenfeld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1024x683x7c15a6297d2b614417b7986a40da8763.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.GbMpN092kP.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1)
Frequently Asked Questions about life at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica – Jeffrey Donenfeld
![The 165 ft 50 m dome covering the at the United States Amundsen Scott South Pole Station Antarctica Stock Photo - Alamy The 165 ft 50 m dome covering the at the United States Amundsen Scott South Pole Station Antarctica Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/AWPWH8/the-165-ft-50-m-dome-covering-the-at-the-united-states-amundsen-scott-AWPWH8.jpg)