Photo Credit: Andrea Dixon

The 2022 geographic South Pole marker.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Every year, on January 1, a special marker is placed at 90° South - the geographic South Pole. The marker is designed and fabricated by scientists and staff who have wintered over at the South Pole Station. This year's design indicates the direction, with the lines along the top representing the population of South Pole station each winter since the first winter of human inhabitants in 1957. Additionally, the marker contains the Morse code of a quote by Roald Amundsen: "Adventure is just bad planning."

The 2022 marker was designed by Brandon Amat and fabricated by David Pernic, both South Pole 2021 winter-overs. Amat is a member of the BICEP telescope team and Pernic is a member of the South Pole Telescope team.

Photo Credit: Andrea Dixon The Date side of the South Pole marker.

Photo Credit: Andrea Dixon The NSF side of the South Pole marker.