Antarctic Extremes

What Do You Eat in Antarctica?

In Antarctica, itโ€™s so cold that the average person needs to consume between 3,200 and 5,000 calories a day. And because the continent is frozen, no food grows there naturally. So how does the population of scientists and support personnel, hundreds of whom every year visit Antarcticaโ€™s largest research base, McMurdo Station, stay fed?

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