It's not just scientists who work in Antarctica. A post office must also be operated and the local penguins must be monitored. Filling these two positions on the loneliest and most misanthropic continent on Earth is always a challenge.
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The coolest job in the world: counting penguins and postmaster in Antarctica
There's not much going on on Blaiklock Island. The hut was built in 1957 as a refuge and forward base for surveying and geological teams from Horseshoe Island (Station Y). Credit: LPhot Belinda Alker/Royal Navy
It's not just scientists who work in Antarctica. A post office must also be operated and the local penguins must be monitored. Filling these two positions on the loneliest and most misanthropic continent on Earth is always a challenge.
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By Julia Grewe
Source: SBS
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