And when the Cold War started, the Soviets said they were going to set up a base at the South Pole, so the U.S. rushed there first.

NPR: A Bright Spot of Life on the Icy Continent

The plane was flying from the South Pole to an Italian base at Terra Nova Bay, Maritime New Zealand said.

CNN: 3 believed dead after plane wreckage found in Antarctica

The Twin Otter aircraft was flying from the South Pole to an Italian Antarctic base when its emergency beacon was activated at 10:00 GMT on Wednesday.

BBC: Antarctic search for missing plane carrying Canadians

One plan under consideration calls for tractor traverses from the base on the coast at McMurdo to the pole via the newly established Leverett Glacier route to transport the cable.

BBC: Internet to reach South Pole