Documents
While most sections of Big Dead Place are meant to entertain as well as inform, this section is a merely an archive for unusual Antarctic documents. If you find something useful, feel free to contact us, as we may have more documents than are posted here.
Lawsuits and Legal Matters
"Antarctica is America sometimes, and sometimes it's not, depending on who's asking."
"If the judge accepts the Motion, no trial will be held, no arguments will be heard, and from then on Americans working in Antarctica will pay taxes, and Americans working in Tahiti still will not."
"...there are grounds for filing a complaint against Raytheon for not paying its Antarctic employees overtime."
"In addition the vinyl was removed as a single sheet."
"We know as workers who participated in removing the flooring that this is not correct."
"I love to take care of the sick, injured and bewildered. This is my greatest joy."
"Antarctica still is a continent open to men and women who dare to probe the frontiers of knowledge for the benefit of all mankind."
"I commend the researchers for your commitment to discovery and innovation..."
"...the world's continuing goals for science and peace in Antarctica."
"Symmes and His Theory"(pdf/243k) (pdf/674k)
Reprint from Harper's (probably 1888), regarding John Cleves Symmes' theory that the earth has holes at the poles. Symmes' lobbying to promote an American expedition to prove his theory resulted in the Wilkes expedition.
70 South (An excellent list with links to Antarctic station websites, webcams, HAM radio sites, research ships, and tour operators.)
Antarctic Circle (Comprehensive in historical and bibliographical links.)
Byrd Polar Research Center (An overwhelming list of government and science links relating to Antarctica, categorized by nation.)
Big Dead Place endorses these links for informational purposes, not for overall quality:
Images
USAP Photo Library (Administered by RPSC)
USAP Image Library (Administered by NSF)
NOAA Geodesy Collection A collection that includes photos of Antarctic bases during the late '60s.
Antarktis Panoramen (A collection of 360-degree panoramas. Requires Quicktime.)
Weddell World (Seal research camp on the Ross Sea Ice near McMurdo Station)
U.S. Coast Guard, icebreaker Polar Sea crew photos
Operation Deep Freeze (Site is "dedicated to United States and New Zealand Navy personnel who sailed on destroyer escort type ships in support of Operation Deep Freeze.")
Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (Satellite photos of gargantuan icebergs)
Night/Day Terminator (A daily image illustrating the sun's reach on the continent. Provided by ANUBIS.)
Automated Geophysical Observatories (AGO)
Light Monkeys Photo galleries by an equipment operator
Antarctic Agencies
National Science Foundation
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) ("Integrated Information Systems to the Warfighter")
Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs ("COMNAP is an active player in the international Antarctic community.")
Nicoletti-Flater Associates (Subcontractor that administers the USAP Psych Eval)
Antarctic Heritage Trust ("The Trust’s primary focus lies in the protection and restoration of the historic huts and contents left by [the explorers of the Heroic Age.]")
National Science Board members (Managers from the Corning and Honeywell corporations join the Director of the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition to run the show of national science funding.)
Industrial
Foremost (Manufacturer of the Terra Bus, Delta, and Nodwell.)
Aerotech Herman Nelson (Manufacturer of the Herman Nelson.)
Caterpillar (Heavy equipment manufacturer.)
Thiokol (Manufacturer of the Spryte.)
Kassbohrer All Terrain Vehicles (Manufacturer of the Pisten Bully.)
Mantis Cranes("Tough jobs are easy prey for the Mantis!")
Personal Accounts, Expeditions, and Weblogs
Frozen Dishes(A South Pole dishwasher gauges the mood of the community by the health of the ice cream machine.)
Sean Hufstetler(Documentation of the 2004 First Annual Urinal Crawl.)
South Pole Geophysicist("...we'll probably see total ozone drop down to around 100 dobson units...")
Southpolestation.com("Here is a glimpse of life, science and fun back in the days when the dome was shiny and new, and such modern Pole features as PC's, real-time internet connections, CD's, videos, digital cameras, big crowds, recycling, state-of-the-art astronomy, and female winterovers had never existed...")
The Global Guy(A South Pole Network Admin's journal.)
Antarctic Storm(A blacklisted employee's laundry list of everything wrong with Raytheon. Though there's some useful documents here, the site's overall tone is one of humorless liberalism.)
Rhian Salmon, Halley Station("Mad as two chairs, a fish and a spoon, in fact.")
Popular Antarctica
The Ice (Friendly site that features a cheerful discussion board.)
Antarctic Connection (Earrings, necklaces, pins, rings, coffee mugs, stuffed pets, patches, posters, tees, videos.)
Cool Antarctica (Clothing, DVD, Maps, Books, Calendars)
70 South ("The Number One Source for Antarcticles.")
Historical
"Symmes and His Theory"(pdf/243k) (pdf/674k)
Reprint from Harper's (probably 1888), regarding John Cleves Symmes' theory that the earth has holes at the poles. Symmes' lobbying to promote an American expedition to prove his theory resulted in the Wilkes expedition.
An extensive Antarctic bibliography by Dr. Elizabeth Leane of the University of Tasmania. ("The primary aim of the bibliography is to provide a research resource for scholars in the humanities interested in representations of Antarctica, particularly literary representations.")
The Japanese "Shirase" Expedition of 1911
Links
For comprehensive link listings, visit these sites:70 South (An excellent list with links to Antarctic station websites, webcams, HAM radio sites, research ships, and tour operators.)
Antarctic Circle (Comprehensive in historical and bibliographical links.)
Byrd Polar Research Center (An overwhelming list of government and science links relating to Antarctica, categorized by nation.)
Big Dead Place endorses these links for informational purposes, not for overall quality:
Images
USAP Photo Library (Administered by RPSC)
USAP Image Library (Administered by NSF)
NOAA Geodesy Collection A collection that includes photos of Antarctic bases during the late '60s.
Antarktis Panoramen (A collection of 360-degree panoramas. Requires Quicktime.)
Weddell World (Seal research camp on the Ross Sea Ice near McMurdo Station)
U.S. Coast Guard, icebreaker Polar Sea crew photos
Operation Deep Freeze (Site is "dedicated to United States and New Zealand Navy personnel who sailed on destroyer escort type ships in support of Operation Deep Freeze.")
Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (Satellite photos of gargantuan icebergs)
Night/Day Terminator (A daily image illustrating the sun's reach on the continent. Provided by ANUBIS.)
Automated Geophysical Observatories (AGO)
Light Monkeys Photo galleries by an equipment operator
Antarctic Agencies
National Science Foundation
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) ("Integrated Information Systems to the Warfighter")
Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs ("COMNAP is an active player in the international Antarctic community.")
Nicoletti-Flater Associates (Subcontractor that administers the USAP Psych Eval)
Antarctic Heritage Trust ("The Trust’s primary focus lies in the protection and restoration of the historic huts and contents left by [the explorers of the Heroic Age.]")
National Science Board members (Managers from the Corning and Honeywell corporations join the Director of the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition to run the show of national science funding.)
Industrial
Foremost (Manufacturer of the Terra Bus, Delta, and Nodwell.)
Aerotech Herman Nelson (Manufacturer of the Herman Nelson.)
Caterpillar (Heavy equipment manufacturer.)
Thiokol (Manufacturer of the Spryte.)
Kassbohrer All Terrain Vehicles (Manufacturer of the Pisten Bully.)
Mantis Cranes("Tough jobs are easy prey for the Mantis!")
Personal Accounts, Expeditions, and Weblogs
Frozen Dishes(A South Pole dishwasher gauges the mood of the community by the health of the ice cream machine.)
Sean Hufstetler(Documentation of the 2004 First Annual Urinal Crawl.)
South Pole Geophysicist("...we'll probably see total ozone drop down to around 100 dobson units...")
Southpolestation.com("Here is a glimpse of life, science and fun back in the days when the dome was shiny and new, and such modern Pole features as PC's, real-time internet connections, CD's, videos, digital cameras, big crowds, recycling, state-of-the-art astronomy, and female winterovers had never existed...")
The Global Guy(A South Pole Network Admin's journal.)
Antarctic Storm(A blacklisted employee's laundry list of everything wrong with Raytheon. Though there's some useful documents here, the site's overall tone is one of humorless liberalism.)
Rhian Salmon, Halley Station("Mad as two chairs, a fish and a spoon, in fact.")
Popular Antarctica
The Ice (Friendly site that features a cheerful discussion board.)
Antarctic Connection (Earrings, necklaces, pins, rings, coffee mugs, stuffed pets, patches, posters, tees, videos.)
Cool Antarctica (Clothing, DVD, Maps, Books, Calendars)
70 South ("The Number One Source for Antarcticles.")