Scott Base
research facility, Antarctica
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Scott Base is a research facility in Antarctica, established by New Zealand. It is located on Ross Island, near McMurdo Station, a U.S. base. Ross Island is a volcanic formation in the western Ross Sea, off the coast of Victoria Land. The area has been a significant center for Antarctic exploration, with historical camps established by explorers like Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton. The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is another U.S. research facility located at the geographic South Pole, established in 1956.123
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