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2023-07-12 07:15:16 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: ABAEB447B5841C90F9A9D5FF033A0F481C0669C4A2D41163CECAF534C3F0210D
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There are no paved runways in Antarctica. A large airfield project proposed by Australia was recently cancelled. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/31/a-real-bad-precedent-australia-criticised-for-antarctica-airport-plan https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/25/australias-decision-to-scrap-antarctica-runway-exposes-government-divisions https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/the-worrying-geopolitical-implications-of-australias-antarctic-airport-plan/ https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/opportunity-lost-australia-s-antarctic-aerodrome-cancelled BUT Antarctica has dozens of airports, run by nearly 20 countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Antarctica https://ourairports.com/continents/AN/airports.html AU https://www.antarctica.gov.au/antarctic-operations/travel-and-logistics/aviation/intercontinental-operations/wilkins-aerodrome/ AU https://www.antarctica.gov.au/antarctic-operations/travel-and-logistics/aviation/intracontinental-operations/ RU https://www.rgo.ru/en/article/new-airfield-station-progress-antarctica-welcomes-first-plane RU https://www.aari.ru/press-center/news/novosti-aari/na-stantsii-progress-otkrylsya-novyy-snezhno-ledovyy-aerodrom-dlya-transportnykh-samoletov using ice runways https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ice_runway https://youtu.be/mCjYgaIElgE or skis https://youtu.be/5JTjWvZ-9tM flying to Antarctica https://youtu.be/UTZaeevrnhU https://youtu.be/CBRX3QJJ0Jg https://youtu.be/ex5SSdKwbKU
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