Rookery at Hallet Station
Philip K Swartz - 1960-61 - South Pole Station - Antarcticans Database Project more

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Reportedly, when the station was being built by the US Navy SeaBees, the penguins were always getting in their way. To solve this, a fence was erected around the base site, and penguins were then carried out of the fenced in area, taking care to keep chicks with parents, etc. Then when a dynamite blast was set off to clear some rock, the penguins panicked, rushed the fence knocking it down, and the process had to be done all over again.

Pictures from Philip K Swartz, Hallett Station, 60-61