Above the base at Siple, it is manily buried beneath the snow
Jim Logan - 1985-87 - Antarcticans Database Project more

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Many bases built on ice caps become buried by snow build up over time. For the first year or so they are accessible at surface level, thereafter they become buried until eventually the weight of snow build up crushes them.

Pictures from Jim Logan, Siple overwinter, South Pole, Byrd, McMurdo 85-87