Some of the buildings are already in operation, such as the British Antarctic Survey's Halley VI, an eight-module structure that sits on top of hydraulic legs with skis – to keep it above perpetual snow build-up, and allow it to be moved to safer locations. The first four Halley bases were all buried by snow and crushed, Halley V was on fixed legs and became precariously positioned as the ice shifted.

Other featured stations are: Princess Elisabeth Antarctica by the Belgium branch of the International Polar Foundation, which is the first zero-emission station, and warmed by wind and solar energy; South Korea's Jang Bogo station, which will become one of largest bases when it opens next year; India’s Bharati Research Station, made from 134 rugged, prefabricated shipping containers wrapped in an aluminium shell; and the conceptual Iceberg Living Station, which would be holed out of a large iceberg using snow-clearing excavators, and is designed to eventually melt, removing the need to dismantle and ship it at the end of its life.

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