How many people go to the South Pole for just the summer?
During the construction period, between November 1 and February 15, about 100 people from the IceCube project go to the South Pole—although they are not all there at the same time. Only about 48 people from IceCube are there at one time. The average population of all scientists and support people at the South Pole during the Austral Summer is about 150 people.