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==Blue ice runway== | ==Blue ice runway== | ||
[[File:MountHowe-AWS.png|350px|thumb|Automatic Weather Station on Mount Howe]] | |||
The Mount Howe area has the closest blue ice runway to the [[South Pole]] (an area with no net annual snow accumulation with an ice surface capable of supporting aircraft landing on wheels instead of skis). | The Mount Howe area has the closest blue ice runway to the [[South Pole]] (an area with no net annual snow accumulation with an ice surface capable of supporting aircraft landing on wheels instead of skis). | ||