The Antarctic Ice Marathon was established by Richard Donovan and Polar Running Adventures to enable marathon runners to complete a marathon on all seven continents. It also enables athletes to complete the marathon grand slam – a marathon on all seven continents and the North Pole .
2-728: Runnings of the Antarctic Ice Marathon and 100 km (62 mi) race have taken place at 80° south just a few hundred miles from the South Pole at the foot of the Ellsworth Mountains. Participants are flown from Punta Arenas, Chile to the race location in the interior of the Antarctic and experience sub-zero temperatures and 24 hours of daylight while there. 2007 2008 2011 2014 2018 2019 This Antarctica -related article
4-742: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about marathons or long-distance running is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 80th parallel south The 80th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 80 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane , and 10 degrees (690 miles/1100 kilometers) north of the United States Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station . Regions south of this latitude are excluded from UTM zones . This line of latitude passes only through Antarctica and Antarctic ice shelves . Starting at
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