Explorers Reach Center Of Antarctica
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SYDNEY, Australia — A team of British and Canadian explorers endured seven weeks of howling winds and subzero temperatures to become the first expedition to reach the geographic center of Antarctica without any mechanical assistance.
Dragging 264-pound sleds, the team traveled 1,056 miles on foot and by kite ski to reach Antarctica’s Pole of Inaccessibility — the furthest point from any ocean — on Friday, according to the expedition’s Web site. Located more than 12,221 feet above sea level, the Pole of Inaccessibility was first visited in 1958 by Soviet explorers who reached the remote outpost in a convoy of snow vehicles.
