The Antarctic Plateau is an area of the Antarctic continent, extending for a few hundred kilometres around the South Pole. It is at an average elevation of close to 3000 metres (10,000 feet). Its altitude, combined with its latitude mean that temperatures here are the lowest in the world. The almost constant southerly winds make the conditions here even more inhospitable to life. Hence there is practically none, even at the level of bacteria or viruses.
He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910–1912 which was the first to reach the South Pole.
The ascent to the AntarcticPlateau, along the Axel Heiberg Glacier, was easier than they had expected.
After reaching the Polar Plateau, over half of the dogs were killed and fed to the remaining dogs, reducing the weight of dog food required for the entire trip.
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