Satellite imagery has uncovered what appears to be a large staircase in the middle of an area which is supposed to be a barren wasteland. The shock "discovery" - which comes after a curious high-profile visit to the region - has sparked wild claims about its origin.
Users on popular conspiracy theory forum Godlike Productions suggested the huge steps were part of a pyramid structure. Others went further - claiming they were tracks left by a UFO.
One so-called "truther" linked the strange phenomenon to "tubes" spotted on Mars. Dark rumours have swirled around the little-visited frozen region, with claims it is home to a secret Nazi base, an ancient civilisation or an underground alien race persisting for decades.
An anonymous user posted the image on the forum, explaining: "This morning, in the work van, we were talking about conspiracies, and one of them were about so many big names going to Antarctica out of the blue.
"I was bored so I pulled out Google Earth for a while, just exploring, when I came across something that looked like a giant staircase."
He suggested it could be a glitch with the satellite cameras.
But fellow netizens were quick to put forward more far-fetched reasons. One poster said: "It does look like stairs - maybe on a pyramid structure? "I'm not an alien believer but I do believe we've been all over this planet many times in our past."
But another disagreed, writing: "They are not stairs - way too big. "They are ridges formed by a saw-teeth-shaped weight bearing down and compacting the snow. "It's more likely a landing site than stairs."
Another agreed: "Very interesting that it is just above the big rectangular blur and it's also in the circle of alien activity." One of the forum's administrators, with the username Trinity, said: "Looks a lot like the tubes on Mars you see."
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