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# Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Dome
- URL: https://techspec.cc/amundsen-scott-south-pole-station-dome/
- Published: 2013-10-27T15:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-08T21:31:49.000Z
- Author: techspec
- Tags: Amundsen-Scott, Antarctica, geodesic dome, architecture, research station, white

The aluminium geodesic dome at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, erected in 1975\. The unheated 50-metre shell did not house people but sheltered clusters of modular buildings from wind and drifting snow. Retired when the elevated station opened, it was dismantled in 2009-2010.

![Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station geodesic dome](https://storage.ghost.io/c/14/ee/14eef3be-ca5a-434b-8324-fa1f874026f1/content/images/2026/07/amundsen-scott-dome-1.jpg)

![Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station geodesic dome](https://storage.ghost.io/c/14/ee/14eef3be-ca5a-434b-8324-fa1f874026f1/content/images/2026/07/amundsen-scott-dome-2.jpg)