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South Pole Water Infrastructure
Fresh water from snow, at 70 below!
Coastal stations are easier to operate, because the ocean provides a moderating effect on the climate, access to ship-based transportation, a water source, and a mechanism to dispose of (hopefully treated!) The majority of human activity in Antarctica is for scientific research purposes, so it makes sense to situate these stations nearby the sites that they are designed to help study. The purpose of these is twofold: First, these pits provide a temporary storage buffer, allowing use of plumbing fixtures within the station during periods of maintenance on the discharge piping or sewer outfall.
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