QUESTION:
I know it is dark for six months in Antarctica, but is it 
completely dark?

        From Daniel R., Ms. Wingates's Class, TX



ANSWER from Craig Seeman, Antaratic Support Associates
            Electrician
            Palmer Station, Antarctica
            Sat, 22 Feb 1997 11:37:58 -0500

Dear Daniel,

Regarding your question about darkness in Antarctica -- Yes, it does become 
totally dark here in the Austural Winter season which happens from 
around April to October. My location at Palmer is farther north than 
most locations so it doesn't get dark as fast; at the South Pole the 
daylight is already becoming less because it is farther south. There 
you will experience 24 darkness for a few months but at Palmer we 
will have some daylight pretty much all winter long.
 
Wintertime is less severe at Palmer too because it is out of the 
Antarctic Circle and farther North than most places on the continent.

           Have fun there in the real world, All the best,  
           Craig Seeman, Winter-Over Electrician @ Palmer