Since the discovery of Antarctica, many have tried to explore the frozen continent with dog sleds, airplanes, and various wheeled and tracked vehicles. In this episode, we cover a less successful American exploration vehicle of the late '30s, and some much more successful Soviet vehicles of the late '50s and '70s.

Main topic at 32:00

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Links/Sources:

https://www.thedrive.com/news/33433/theres-a-massive-antarctic-exploration-vehicle-lost-somewhere-at-the-bottom-of-the-world //

"The Snow Cruiser"-Antarctica's Abandoned Behemoth: https://youtu.be/zR0M7KjnJTE //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Snow_Cruiser //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT-T //

How to pronounce Kharkov: https://youtu.be/Q-Tdb6ihQ5M //

How to pronounce Kharkovchanka: https://www.howtopronounce.com/kharkovchanka //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkovchanka //

https://www.rbth.com/history/327680-soviet-off-road-vehicles-antarctica //

"Kharkovchanka" - The Colossal Soviet Antarctic Cruisers: https://youtu.be/f6R-h06IsJw //

https://jalopnik.com/soviet-versions-of-the-antarctic-snow-cruiser-were-so-m-1844211018 //