Overwintering on the Antarctic Plateau
Concordia Research Station at Dome C, Antarctica (Photo: Wiki media)
Can you find Concordia on the map?
In Roman mythology, Concordia was the goddess of harmony. Harmony as between your mind and your heart. It’s a virtuous state, one that’s been adopted as a name for places all around the world.
There’s a town in South Africa, a bridge and university in Montreal, a Polish soccer team, even an asteroid.
All are named Concordia. But the Concordia we’re looking for is nowhere near any of these. It’s not quite as remote as an asteroid, but it might sometimes feel like it.
It’s located on a formation called Dome C, at 75°06′S 123°20′E.
Teams of French and Italian researchers are usually there in the chilly desert air. And we DO mean chilly. With the wind chill, it can get down around 100°F below.
So what exactly is this southernmost Concordia?
To answer our Geo Quiz we turned to a British medical doctor.
Alexander Kumar is currently doing what he calls “overwintering” in an extreme and remote environment
The answer is the European Space Agency-sponsored Concordia Research Station in Antarctica.
The station provides logistical support for the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica.
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