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But the bases try to make Antarctic life as enjoyable as possible. At McMurdo Station, the continent's largest town, the 1,100 or more summer residents can hang out at the four Navy bars, use a two-lane bowling alley, take aerobics classes at the gym, and borrow videotapes...
The number of people who have gone to Antarctica is smaller than the attendance at this year's Rose Bowl game, but those few have had a disproportionately large impact. Because plants and animals, along with human outposts, are largely confined to the 2% of Antarctica that is ice-free...
Still, say the Wellington Convention's opponents, some countries might be tempted anyway. Contends Barnes of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition: "Some nations are awash in cash and technology and have no domestic oil supply. I think Japan would be down there as soon as the continent was opened...
Such arguments are behind the surge in support for a world park. The proposal by Australia and France last October that the continent be declared a "wilderness reserve" under the eye of an Antarctic environmental- protection agency -- essentially the world-park scheme by a different name -- was hailed by environmentalists...
Usually the greatest logistical difficulty that science journalists face is persuading busy scientists to make time for interviews. Reporting this week's cover on Antarctica, though, presented a slightly different challenge: the lonely research teams who work there were more than happy to talk to a reporter, but the trick...