Today, it is the only visible part of the now defunct station.
The rest is buried in snow.
The Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition arrived at this remote location on 14 December 1958.
Reaching the pole of inaccessibility was an express objective of the Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition.
The worlds loneliest statue: Lenins bust at the Pole of Inaccessibility Station in 2008.
In reality, it was another opportunity for America and Russia to outdo each other in the Cold War.
A plastic bust of Lenin was erected on top of the hut, pointing towards Moscow.
The Russians returned to the site for one last time in 1967.
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The hut as it appeared in 1965 before it got buried in snow.
Photo credit: Olav Orheim
The interior of the hut as seen by the American team of 1965.
Photo credit: Olav Orheim
