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You can include a pilot, a navigator, equipment manager, safety and medical officer and other scientific or expeditionary expertise that you want on your team.
Without humans in Antarctica, there would be no scientific research as to the health of planet earth.
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The scientific or taxonomic name would be Catharacta antarctica.
There are no countries on Antarctica and no permanent population. Many countries have scientific research stations on Antarctica. Since the primary industry is scientific research, all of the people working there would be exceptionally well educated.
They would bring flour,bread,milk,and other baking equipment.
You may be able to accomplish this with pocket change, since there may be none or one or two snowboards in Antarctica.
There are no countries on Antarctica and no permanent population. Many countries have scientific research stations on Antarctica. The people working there would almost certainly be paying taxes to whatever government they are working for or on behalf of.
The scientific revolution was a time of revolutionizing equipment, mainly farm equipment and the people who thought up these great machines had to think about how the people would use them.
There are no facilities for pets in Antarctica: they would not survive naturally. As well, alien animals can transmit diseases to the sea mammals and sea birds that come to Antarctica's beaches each year to breed.
Given that all signers or governments that have ratified the Antarctic Treaty share scientific information with each other, and significant questions remain about the health of planet earth, it would be difficult to say that there is 'too much scientific work in Antarctica'. However, 'too much' is a judgement call, and you are the judge.
The scientist would be transported to Antarctica courtesy of the government that granted the scientist a grant to study water. Logistics could be by military airplane or by military or scientific ship.