The only people you can find on Antarctica are temporary workers and scientists who take temporary opportunities in Antarctica. During summer, the population may be as high as 4,000 and about 1,000 in the winter isolation. All people there study the health of planet earth.
During the winter months, you may be able to find about 1,000 people -- all temporary workers hired by their governments to work and live in Antarctica in support of the scientific study of the health of planet Earth.
People may choose to apply for work and live temporarily on the continent. There is no permanent population, no infrastructure or food chain to support any kind of casual decision to 'live in Antarctica'.
June may be the darkest month in Antarctica, because it is a winter month.
You may be thinking of the frozen sea ice of the Southern Ocean, which surrounds the continent in winter.
During winter, there may be as few as 1,000 temporary workers who remain isolated on the continent.
There are no indigenous people in Antarctica. But there are around 4000 people who live there during the summer months and about 1000 during the harsher winter months.They are mainly researchers or scientists based at one of Antarctica's many research bases to record and observe weather.Another AnswerPeople who live and work in Antarctica -- temporarily -- are hired by governments to carry out studies about the health of planet earth. For every scientist, there are about seven additional people who work in support of science.The scientific work ranges from astronomy to zoology.
You may be thinking of winter, when there are no sunrises.
There is no national religion on Antarctica, because there are no countries there. People who practice every religion on earth may, however, live and work there temporarily.
According to the National Science Foundation which represents the United States in Antarctica: In order to work and live in Antarctica temporarily -- up to 12 months -- one must be skilled in either science or support of science, pass rigorous background, physical, dental and mental exams and be willing to be isolated on Antarctica for the winter season. One can sign up for a full 12 months, or only for the winter season or the summer season, each about six months long. Other countries may have different conditions and requirements for winter-over employment or assignment.
Depending on the season, there may be between 1,000 -- winter population, and 4,500 -- summer population scientists and other temporary workers in Antarctica.
During the busy summer season, there may be up to 4,500 temporary workers and scientists studying the health of planet Earth on Antarctica.