The rate of pay depends on the amount of funding given the National Science Foundation and the work to be done that year. There is no standard.
Pay includes cash, room and board, plus transportation to and from your home base to the work location, and the rental of 70 pounds of extreme cold weather gear,
McMurdo Station is located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand - claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica.
The coordinates for McMurdo Station in Antarctica are 77.8500° S, 166.6667° E.
McMurdo Station in Antarctica covers an area of approximately 252.4 hectares (623 acres) in size. It is the largest research station in Antarctica and can accommodate up to 1,258 individuals in the summer months.
McMurdo is not a colony. McMurdo is a science research station developed by the United States of America.
McMurdo Station in Antarctica is supported by the United States of America through its National Science Foundation. All of Antarctica is managed by the Antarctic Treaty.
The largest research station in Antarctica is called McMurdo Station. It is operated by the United States and is located on Ross Island. It can accommodate over 1,000 people during the summer research season.
The McMurdo Antarctica station was opened in by the United States in 1956. It had been used previously under different names by British explorers. The temperature is rarely above freezing.
The flight distance between these two stations is about 750 miles.
You can find McMurdo Station using GPS coordinates 77°51′S 166°40′E.
McMurdo Research Station is one -- and there are many others. You can review the list, below.
No, it is a research station located in Antarctica located on the southern tip of Ross Island
The largest research station in Antarctica is funded by USA: McMurdo. The coldest research station is funded by Russia: Vostok.