McMurdo Station can support only 1258 residents but is still considered as the largest community in what part of the world?
McMurdo Station there to provide support for operations, logistics, information technology, construction, and maintenance. Scientists and other personnel at McMurdo are participants in the USAP, which co-ordinates research and operational support in the region. Werner Herzog's 2007 documentary "Encounters at the End of the World" reports on the life and culture of McMurdo Station from the point of view of residents. And Anthony Powell's 2013 documentary "" provides time-lapse photography of Antarctica intertwined with personal accounts from residents of McMurdo Station and adjacent Scott Base over the course of a year. An annual sealift by cargo ships as part of Operation Deep
McMurdo Station the hub for American activities on the Antarctic continent. McMurdo Station briefly gained global notice when an anti-war protest was held on February 15, 2003. During the rally, about 50 scientists and station personnel gathered to protest the coming invasion of Iraq by the United States. McMurdo Station was the only Antarctic location to hold such a rally. Scientific diving operations continue with 10,859 dives having been conducted under the ice from 1989 to 2006. A hyperbaric chamber is available for support of polar diving operations. With all months having an average temperature below freezing, McMurdo features a polar ice