If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to step inside an Antarctic research station, you now have a great opportunity to do so that doesn’t require you to charter a plane, don survival gear, and prepare to endure some of the most extreme conditions on the planet.
Thanks to the British Antarctic Survey and Michal Krzysztofowicz Photography, you can now take a virtual tour of the ingenious Halley VI research station.
As mentioned in a previous post, the Halley VI station is a mobile outpost designed by Hugh Broughton Architects. Its mobile design allows it to relocate whenever the instability of the Antarctic environment poses a risk to the researchers and their equipment.
The architects also did an outstanding job in providing the inhabitants with an environment that I’m sure helps mitigate the psychological toll exacted by living in close-quarters isolated at the bottom of the planet.
You can experience the full interactive virtual interactive tour here, but if you’re in a hurry, you’ll find some highlights below.
Aside: according to Jess Walkup, the wintering base commander at Halley VI, the monkey toys you see throughout the virtual tour are a gift from the photographer’s girlfriend.
