Antarctica

Antarctica from space

Summary

Antarctica is the snow- and ice-covered continent at the southern pole of Earth and the location of several significant finds concerning the time when the Ancients were present on the planet millions of years ago.

Antarctica's vast frozen desert is overseen by the countries that abide by the Antarctic Treaty, which states that it is "in the interests of all mankind that Antarctica shall continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord."

Stargate References

Antarctic Stargate

Antarctic Stargate

Antarctic Stargate - Discovered by accident, the Antarctic Stargate was found about 50 miles from the McMurdo Station (U.S.). It was sent to Area 51, but its use was abused by a rogue cell of the NID, after which time it was sealed and placed under guard by Stargate Command. The Stargate was then installed as the primary Earth Stargate after the Giza Stargate was presumed destroyed, but was later found to have been recovered at the bottom of the ocean by the Russians. The Antarctic Stargate was destroyed by Anubis, and the original Giza Stargate used at Stargate Command was leased back to the U.S. by the Russians. The Antarctic Stargate was most likely the original Stargate placed on the planet by the Ancients. (1.18 "Solitudes", 2.14 "Touchstone", 3.22 "Nemesis Part 1", 4.01 "Small Victories Part 2", 4.07 "Watergate", 6.02 "Redemption Part 2", 6.04 "Frozen")

Antarctic Research Station

Antarctic Research Station

Antarctic Research Station - Run by the Pentagon, this station was built near the site where the Stargate was discovered. Scientists assigned to this station were there to determine the age of the Stargate, to study the remains of Jaffa guards who were found near it, and to explore the area to look for any other significant finds. They discovered a frozen woman, whom they named "Ayiana", and determined that she was of the Ancient race. (6.04 "Frozen")

Ayiana, the Ancient

Ayiana

Ayiana - Ayiana was found frozen in the ice not too far from where the Stargate was discovered. She was several million years old and died of complications due to a plague that wiped out her people and to the overuse of her advanced human healing powers that she used when those at the Station contracted the disease from her. (6.04 "Frozen")

Antarctic Battle

F-302s in Antarctic Battle

F-302s in Antarctic Battle - In order to protect SG-1 in their cargo ship while they accessed the Ancient Outpost buried under a mile of ice, squadrons of F-302s fought against Anubis's death gliders and al'kesh in one of the most significant battles on Earth. While the Prometheus hovered protectively over SG-1's cargo ship, F-302 fighters downed as many enemy craft as possible. Those F-302s that ran out of ammunition were sent to McMurdo Station, but some pilots remained in the battle even after their fighters were crippled, including future SG-1 leader, Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell. (7.22 "Lost City Part 2", 9.01 "Avalon Part 1")

Antarctic Outpost

Antarctic Outpost

Antarctic Outpost - Built over the buried Ancient Outpost, this facility's exact location isn't known, but it is most likely near the Antarctic Research Station. The Outpost has a set of rings, a stasis chamber, and a powerful weapons platform (used to defend Earth against Anubis). Thought originally to be the Lost City of the Ancients, Dr. Daniel Jackson determined that this was merely an Outpost, and after conducting research at the facility, discovered that the city-ship Atlantis was actually the Lost City. (7.22 "Lost City Part 2"; Stargate Atlantis: 1.01 "Rising Part 1")

Atlantis

Atlantis in Antarctica millions of years ago

Atlantis - The city-ship Atlantis, the Lost City of the Ancients, was once stationed with the Ancient Outpost, but left Earth five to ten million years ago for the Pegasus Galaxy. Ancients returned to Earth through the Stargate 10,000 years ago, and then joined the primitive societies of that time or isolated themselves to achieve ascension. After Daniel Jackson determined the destination of Atlantis in the Pegasus Galaxy, an expedition went through the Stargate to explore the city, hoping to return with advanced weapons and technology to aid in the defense of Earth. (10.03 "The Pegasus Project"; Stargate Atlantis: 1.15 "Before I Sleep")

Episodes

• 1.18 "Solitudes"
• 2.14 "Touchstone"
• 3.22 "Nemesis Part 1"
• 4.01 "Small Victories Part 2"
• 4.07 "Watergate"
• 6.02 "Redemption Part 2"
• 6.04 "Frozen"
• 7.22 "Lost City Part 2"
• 9.01 "Avalon Part 1"
• 10.03 "The Pegasus Project"
• Stargate Atlantis: 1.01 "Rising Part 1"
• Stargate Atlantis: 1.15 "Before I Sleep"

Gallery

Stargate's location near McMurdo	O'Neill and Carter stranded in Antarctica near the Stargate	Antarctic Stargate being carried into space to explode at a safe distance
Prometheus protects SG-1's cargo ship in Antarctic Battle	Cargo ship melts ice over Outpost	Mitchell's crippled F-302 in Antarctic Battle
O'Neill uses Outpost defense weapons against Anubis's fleet	O'Neill in stasis in the Antarctic Outpost	Daniel Jackson determines the destination of Atlantis

Related Characters

• Col. Jack O'Neill
• Dr. Daniel Jackson
• Capt. Samantha Carter
• Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell
• Anubis
• Ayiana

Related Articles

• Al'kesh
• Area 51
• Ancient Plague
• Ancient Outpost Defense Weapons
• Ancient Stasis Chamber
• Ancients
• Antarctic Outpost
• Antarctic Research Station
• Antarctic Stargate
• Ascension
• Atlantis
• Atlantis Expedition
• Cargo Ship
• Death Glider
• F-302s in Antarctic Battle
• NID
• Pentagon
• Prometheus
• Ring Transporter
• SG-1
• Stargate
• Stargate Command (SGC)

Further Reading

• University of Texas Library: Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Polar Regions and Oceans Maps
• McMurdo Station
• Antarctic Treaty

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--DeeKayP 20:43, 16 July 2007 (PDT)