Living Year-Round in Antarctica: Science, Not Settlement

Yes, but only at research stations. ~1,000 winter-over (March–Oct), ~5,000 summer (Nov–Feb). Stations (McMurdo, Amundsen-Scott, Concordia, etc.) provide heated modules, hydroponics, generators, satellite comms, medical. Staff: scientists, technicians, cooks, plumbers, doctors.

Tourists visit summer only (cruise/flight). No permanent residents, no births, no sovereignty—Antarctic Treaty (1959) freezes claims. You don't move there; you deploy.