The Spaniards have reached the British Antarctic Survey 'second' South Pole of Inaccessibility, two degrees away from Scott Polar Research Institute's version and possibly - Lenin. Compiled image of Ramon Larramendi and the team on December 11th at the 'first' Pole of Inaccessibility (both sent live over Contact 3.0) courtesy of the team/Tierras Polares (click to enlarge).
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(ThePoles.com) The Spanish Team consisting of Ramon Larramendi, Juanma Viu and Ignacio Oficialdegui reached the 'second' South Pole of Inaccessibility yesterday at 3.21 pm, UGT time.Just 3 days earlier, on December 11th, the team reached the 'first ' Pole of Inaccessibility at 82º 53 14S, 55º 4, 30 E. This 'first' Pole is considered the furthermost point from Antartica's coast line and accounts for only the continental firm-land surface.Yesterday, the team reached the 'second' Pole of Inaccesibility, at 83º50'37''S,...
