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The streets of McMurdo, the main US station in Antarctica. Notice the pervasive dirt. The dirt is actually volcanic ash! McMurdo is on Ross Island, which was formed by volcanos and still has active volcanos like Mt. Erebus near McMurdo.

This photo was taken in December 1997.
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For more pictures of McMurdo , see the Virtual Tour Page on McMurdo.

For more pictures in general, visit The Travel Log Archive or the Virtual Tour of the South Pole.

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