| South Pole Traverse | |
|---|---|
| McMurdo–South Pole Highway | |
 A red line indicating the path of the traverse | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 995 mi[1] (1,601 km) |
| Existed | 2007–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station |
| North end | McMurdo Station |
| Transport in Antarctica | |
The South Pole Traverse, also called the South Pole Overland Traverse,[2] is an approximately 995-mile-long (1,601 km) flagged route over compacted snow and ice[3] in Antarctica that links McMurdo Station on the coast to the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, both operated by the National Science Foundation of the United States.[4] It was constructed by levelling snow and filling in crevasses; flags mark its route from McMurdo Station across the Ross Ice Shelf to the Leverett Glacier, where the route ascends to the polar plateau and on to the South Pole.[5]
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- ^ Beaumont, Peter (30 April 2021). "Polar Classification Scheme Sheds Light on Bold Expeditions that Never Were". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Maxwell, Bob (December 2011). "The controversy around the proposal and formation of the South Pole Traverse" (PDF). University of Canterbury.
- ^ "United States Antarctic Program". National Science Foundation.
- ^ "Ultimate Road Trip". The Antarctic Sun, National Science Foundation. 15 February 2013.