View of Summit Camp from Swiss Tower

The sun shines bright in the sky even at 9pm, when this photo was taken. On the left, in the distance is Tent City. The large blue building with the satellite dome is the Big House. The dark building to the right of Tent City is the Recreation Port. The two dark lines to the right of the Big House are two Cargo Burmes where equipment is parked. Buildings on the right include the Green House and the Machine Shop (among several smaller ones), and the windmill. The area in the middle with the torn up snow is the Snow Mine where snow for the drinking water is scooped up. The powerlines in the foreground go to various science structures located around camp. The shiny glare in the photo is actually "diamond dust" falling from the sky and reflecting the sunlight. Swiss Tower, Summit Camp, Greenland.

Credit to read: Photo by Craig Beals (PolarTREC 2008), Courtesy of ARCUS