I saw this news item and while I saw the outpost designs before, I always thought they were a futuristic proposal rather than really existing.

The images here could be from some futuristic film, probably before some natural disaster. It amazes me that this outpost was ever built with such a clever futuristic design.

Well, it fascinated me anyway, and the crack in the ice would be the envy of special effects people everywhere.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_...lines/36201053