Editing Transport in Antarctica (section)

===Roads and traverses===
[[File:South Pole Traverse June 2006.jpg|thumb|Cargo caravan on the ice highway in early 2006]]
[[Image:IMG 0315-snocat.jpg|thumb|A [[Tucker Sno-Cat]] at [[Rothera]] on [[Adelaide Island]] off [[Antarctica]]]]
Winds continuously blow snow on roads in Antarctica.

The [[South Pole Traverse]] (McMurdo–South Pole highway) is approximately {{convert|1450|km|abbr=on}} long and links the United States [[McMurdo Station]] on the coast to the [[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]]. It was constructed by leveling snow and in [[crevasse]]s, but is not [[Road surface|paved]]. There are flags to mark the road.

Also, the [[United States Antarctic Program]] maintains two ice roads during the [[Southern Hemisphere|austral]] summer. One provides access to [[Pegasus Field]] on the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. The ice road between Pegasus Field and McMurdo Station is about {{convert|14|mi|km|order=flip}}. The other road provides access to the [[Ice Runway]], which is on [[sea ice]]. The road between the Ice Runway and McMurdo Station varies in length from year to year depending on many factors, including ice stability. These roads are critical for resupplying McMurdo Station, [[Scott Base]], and Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.