Antarctic Lifeline Visible from Space (Photo)

A thin black line against a sea of white is all that connects Antarctica's Concordia research station to life. Concordia research station is known as the "remotest base on Earth." It's so far from other humans — 372 miles (600 km) from the nearest base, Vostok in Russia — that it's more remote than the International Space Station, according to the ESA. The station is located on the Antarctic Plateau at an elevation of 10,499 feet (3,200 meters).