Jai Ho

Antarctic Extremes | What Do You Eat in Antarctica? | Episode 8 | PBS

Jai Ho

Jai Ho

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By Owner - Antarctic Extremes - Powered By PBS Digital StudiosFrom Pbs OrgSeptember 10, 2025

In Antarctica, it’s so cold that the average person needs to consume between 3,200 and 5,000 calories a day. And because the continent is frozen, no food grows there naturally. So how does the population of scientists and support personnel, hundreds of whom every year visit Antarctica’s largest research base, McMurdo Station, stay fed?

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