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| [[Category:Earth]][[Image:antarctic-outpost.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Antarctic Outpost]]
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| ==Summary==
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| The Antarctic Outpost is defense facility left behind by the Ancients when they took their
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| city-ship "Atlantis" to the Pegasus Galaxy. It is the site of powerful weapons which led
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| to the destruction of Anubis' attacking fleet. (7.22 "Lost City Part 2")
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| ==Stargate References==
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| ===Location and Purpose===
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| {|
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-stargate-map.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Original Location of Antarctic Stargate]]
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-chair.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Command Chair]]
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:frozen-jack.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Jack in Cryosleep Chamber]]
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| |}
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| The Antarctic Outpost was discovered by SG-1 while Col. O'Neill possessed the
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| knowledge of the Ancients (7.21 "Lost City Part 1", 7.22 "Lost City Part 2").
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| As its name implies, it is located in the Antarctic. Although its exact location
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| is not known, it is accessible by helicopter from McMurdo Station. It
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| would be assumed to be in the same proximity as the SGC's research station
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| at the original location of the Antarctic Stargate, which is only 50 miles out
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| of McMurdo Station and the location of the only known Ancient, Ayiana (1.18 "Solitudes",
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| 6.04 "Frozen").
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| Originally near the location of the city of Atlantis, which is now in the
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| Pegasus Galaxy, the Antarctic Outpost appears to be some sort of defense
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| outpost.
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| The most prominent features of the outpost are the chair and a cryogenic
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| chamber. The chair occupies a central circular chamber with the cryo
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| chamber off to the side.
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| ===Defense Weapons===
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| {|
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-new-zpm.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Jack installs new ZPM]]
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-drones.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Drones released from Outpost]]
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:72207.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Anubis' fleet is destroyed by drones]]
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| |}
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| Colonel O'Neill first activated the Antarctic Outpost's defenses during the
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| battle with Anubis (7.22 "Lost City Part 2"). First, he powered the Outpost
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| using the Zero Point Module (ZPM) procured at the Praclarush Taonas
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| Outpost, the original Antarctic Outpost ZPM being dead. From the chair, he
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| was able to launch and control hundred of drones, which destroyed Anubis
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| and his fleet. Drained by the effort and overcome by the knowledge of the
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| Ancients, O'Neill used a cryogenic chamber to put himself into a suspended
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| sleep.
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| ===Initial Manning of the Outpost===
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| {|
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-access.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Access to the Outpost, buried in a mile of ice]]
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-elevator.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Cargo Elevator]]
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-research.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Research at the Outpost]]
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| |}
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| Over the course of the next few months, O'Neill remained "frozen" at the
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| Outpost. Although a presence was set up immediately, full control of the
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| Outpost could not be negotiated for several months. Dr. Elizabeth Weir, on
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| behalf of the SGC, had difficulty negotiating the
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| military occupation of the Antarctic Outpost (8.01 "New Order Part 1"). According to the
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| International Antarctic Treaty established in 1961, "The primary purpose of the Antarctic
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| Treaty is to ensure in the interests of all mankind that Antarctica shall
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| continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not
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| become the scene or object of international discord. To this end it
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| prohibits military activity, except in support of science; prohibits
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| nuclear explosions and the disposal of nuclear waste; promotes scientific
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| research and the exchange of data; and holds all territorial claims in
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| abeyance."
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| It wasn't until Col. O'Neill was revived and
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| subsequently cured by the Asgard that a scientific expedition was sent, led
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| by Dr. Elizabeth Weir. Dr. Daniel Jackson, the premiere authority on the
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| Ancient culture and language, accompanied the expedition in hopes of
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| unraveling the secrets of the Outpost and discovering how to use its
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| resources to protect Earth from further invasion. (8.02 "New Order Part 2", ''Stargate Atlantis'': 1.01 "Rising Part 1")
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| The Antarctic Outpost is overseen by the Department of Homeworld Security, lead by
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| Lt. Gen. George Hammond, and was initially staffed by an international team of scientists
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| and technicians. A small number of U.S. Air Force personnel also accompanied the
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| expedition.
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| A dome was erected over the Outpost. In the shaft created by the souped up
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| Rings used to access the site initially, a cargo elevator was installed.
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| Several buildings, used for storage occupy the ground level. Several
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| hundred meters below, the Outpost, now powered by a naquadah generator, has
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| been divided into laboratories. The main areas of research are translating
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| the Ancient text, led by Dr. Jackson; interfacing with the Ancient
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| technology led by Dr. Rodney McKay; weapons systems led by Dr. Peter
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| Grodin; and undisclosed genetic research led by Dr. Carson Beckett. The Air
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| Force has a military contingent, including pilots.
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| ===Command of Defenses===
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:72206.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Jack in chair]]
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:beckett-chair.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Dr. Beckett in chair]]
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:sheppard-chair.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Maj. Sheppard in chair]]
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| |}
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| Dr. Beckett confirmed that to activate the chair, the user required a
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| "Ancient's" gene, which he happens to have. "They think the gene was used
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| as a sort of genetic key if you will. So that only their kind could operate
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| certain dangerous and powerful technologies." There are a "handful" of
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| people with this gene, but Colonel O'Neill, Major John Sheppard, and Dr.
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| Carson Beckett are the only subjects known to activate it with varying
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| degrees of success.
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| Dr. Beckett was able to "power" the chair up once, and then accidentally
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| activated one of the defense drones. With considerable concentration he was
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| barely able to stop the machine from destroying now General O'Neill's
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| helicopter.
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| Major John Sheppard, on the other hand, turned out to have a strong
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| affinity for the machine and was able to activate the chair easily and
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| produced a three-dimensional map of the solar system with only a thought.
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| ===Research Results===
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| {|
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:daniel-8th-atlantis.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Daniel discovers eight-symbol destination of "Atlantis"]]
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:zpm-to-atlantis.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Dr. McKay's portable ZPM adaptor powers SGC stargate to Pegasus Galaxy]]
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| |valign="top"|[[Image:elizabeth-atlantis.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Dr. Elizabeth Weir leads Expedition Team to Pegasus]]
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| |}
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| Dr. Daniel Jackson discovered during his tenure at the Antarctic Outpost
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| that the Outpost was all that was left of "Atlantis", which is
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| the "Lost City" mentioned in the Ancient text discovered on Abydos. In his
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| translations, he discovered that for unknown reasons, the occupants "left,"
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| taking the city with them to the Pegasus Galaxy. Dr. Jackson was able to
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| reproduce an eight-symbol 'gate address that would open a Stargate to the new
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| Atlantis location.
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| The President of the United States, Henry Hayes, determined that an expedition to the
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| Pegasus Galaxy would reap more rewards than continued research at the
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| Antarctic Outpost. Dr. Weir was given the civilian lead of the project and
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| led 40+ men and women through the Stargate to the Pegasus Galaxy. Dr. Grodin, Dr. McKay, Dr.
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| Beckett, and Maj. Sheppard accompanied her. This effort cost the ZPM the
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| last of its power and it is now expended. (''Stargate Atlantis'': 1.01 "Rising Part 1")
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| ===Current Status===
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| The current status of the Antarctic Outpost is unclear, but with the
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| majority of the scientists familiar with Ancient technology, including two of
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| the only three people known to successfully activate the chair sent to
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| Atlantis, it appears to either have been abandoned or on minimum occupancy.
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| Certainly without a working ZPM, it is of no military value.
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| ==Episodes==
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| * [[1.18 "Solitudes" Episode Guide|1.18 "Solitudes"]]
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| * [[6.04 "Frozen" Episode Guide|6.04 "Frozen"]]
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| * [[7.21 "Lost City Part 1" Episode Guide|7.21 "Lost City Part 1"]]
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| * [[7.22 "Lost City Part 2" Episode Guide|7.22 "Lost City Part 2"]]
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| * [[8.01 "New Order Part 1" Episode Guide|8.01 "New Order Part 1"]]
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| * [[8.02 "New Order Part 2" Episode Guide|8.02 "New Order Part 2"]]
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| * [[Stargate Atlantis#1.01 "Rising Part 1"|Stargate Atlantis: 1.01 "Rising Part 1"]]
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| ==Related Characters==
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| * [[Jack O'Neill|Col./Gen. Jack O'Neill]]
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| * [[Daniel Jackson|Dr. Daniel Jackson]]
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| * [[Samantha Carter|Maj./Col. Samantha Carter]]
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| * [[Teal'c]]
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| * [[George Hammond|Gen. George Hammond]]
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| * [[Anubis]]
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| * [[Ayiana]]
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| * [[Carson Beckett|Dr. Carson Beckett]]
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| * [[Peter Grodin|Dr. Peter Grodin]]
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| * [[Henry Hayes|President Henry Hayes]]
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| * [[Rodney McKay|Dr. Rodney McKay]]
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| * [[John Sheppard|Maj. John Sheppard]]
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| * [[Elizabeth Weir|Dr. Elizabeth Weir]]
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| ==Related Articles==
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| * [[Ancients]]
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| * [[Antarctic Stargate]]
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| * [[Asgard]]
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| * [[Lost City of the Ancients|Atlantis: Lost City of the Ancients]]
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| * [[Cryogenics]]
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| * [[Homeworld Security]]
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| * [[Proclarush Taonas]]
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| * [[Ring Transporter]]
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| * [[Stargate Command (SGC)]]
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| * [[Zero Point Module (ZPM)]]
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| ==Further Reading==
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| * [http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/stations/mcmurdo.shtml McMurdo Station]
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| * [http://www.scar.org/treaty/ Antarctic Treaty]
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