[[Fail:Pygoscelis_papua.jpg|thumb|penguin wilayah kutub selatan ]]
TheWilayah southernkutub polarselatan regiontidak hasmempunyai nokediaman permanentmanusia humanyang habitationkekal. Stesen McMurdo Station is theialah largeststesen researchpenyelidikan stationterbesar indi [[Antartika|Antarctica]], runyang bydikendalikan theoleh [[Amerika Syarikat|United States]]. OtherStesen notablelain stationsyang includeketara ialah Stesen Palmer Stationdan andStesen Amundsen–ScottKutub SouthSelatan PoleScott StationAmundsen (UnitedAmerika StatesSyarikat), Pangkalan Esperanza Basedan andPangkalan Marambio Base ([[Argentina]]), ScottPangkalan BaseScott ([[New Zealand]]), anddan VostokStesen StationVostok (RussiaRusia).
While there are no indigenous human cultures, there is a complex ecosystem, especially along Antarctica's coastal zones. Coastal [[Julang air|upwelling]] provides abundant nutrients which feeds krill, a type of marine [[Krustasea|crustacea]], which in turn feeds a complex of living creatures from penguins to blue whales.