Once the elevated station becomes buried, will they build another one on top? When will the madness end!? It's south pole stations all the way down!
Once the elevated station becomes buried, will they build another one on top? When will the madness end!? It's south pole stations all the way down!
From a quick look at the construction, it seems that is the case.
The British and German stations (and perhaps others) use a different approach, standing on mobile legs that can be raised, allowing the snow foundation underneath to be built up:
https://youtu.be/LSCCi9ZhnZs?si=_nsyN5qfFeT-dCUa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6AfUJLtPcA
The British one can also be towed around if it needs to be somewhere else:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQvqaSWmVeo
I suspect this one can be raised and lowered too, given it's on piles.
It's designed to be raised. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Stat...