The Antarctic ice sheet, which covers 98% of the continent, averages around 1.2 miles in thickness, with its thickest point reaching nearly 3 miles, the Australian Antarctic Program reports.

Multiple cases of misconduct. There have been multiple cases of misconduct in Antarctica over the years. In 1959, a scientist at Russia’s Vostok Station allegedly attacked his colleague with an ice ...

A screengrab from a July 2020 video of South Africa's Antarctic Sanae IV base, showing the kitchen. SANSA What To Know "His behavior has become increasingly egregious, and I am experiencing ...

Recent allegations of violence at the SANAE IV Antarctic research base highlight the urgent need to improve safety in remote and extreme places. Antarctic bases are hotbeds of stress and violence.