"For those of us who aren't scientists or daring expeditioners, it's hard to imagine what the polar desert of Antarctica is really like. We chalk it up to temperatures well below freezing, endless icy terrains, and life only in the form of penguins, seals, and humpback whales. Across the vast majority of the continent's 5.5 million square miles, this is the reality."
"The NSF McMurdo Station is the largest station in Antarctica and houses its largest community - growing to a maximum of around 1,100 people in the summer. As such, it also houses Antarctica's largest store. The general store is a one-stop shop for clothing (think hoodies and thermal underwear), souvenirs, toiletries, over-the-counter medicine, books, snacks, drinks, and more. What you won't find, however, are frozen foods of any kind. In online tours of the facility, there's not a freezer chest in sight."
McMurdo Station supports as many as 1,100 people in the summer and contains Antarctica's largest general store. The store stocks clothing, souvenirs, toiletries, over-the-counter medicine, books, snacks, drinks, and other nonperishable items but lacks freezer chests and has very limited refrigerator space. Approximately 98% of the station's food supply is frozen to preserve it because deliveries are scarce, yet frozen foods are not sold in the store. The on-site food selection is small, rationed at times, and consists mainly of shelf-stable items like trail mix, nuts, protein bars, beef jerky, and shelf-stable milk.
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