8 Forgotten Giants

8 Forgotten Giants . . . . . .

Posted on January 12, 2009 by uphaa

  • 4 - Construction Crane Buried in Ice Sheet


    In the mid 1960s, ITT built a power transmission line in Antarctica. The transmission towers stood 115 feet tall. As you can see in this photo, all but the top 40 feet of the towers are now buried in ice, and the crane used to build the towers will soon be totally covered by ice Not only are the power transmission towers being buried, so are the Antarctic research stations themselves. The old Byrd Station has been shut down because it is buried beneath 40 to 50 feet of ice and snow and is slowly being crushed.

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