Original: Habitation The scientific bases of Scott Base (New Zealand) and McMurdo Station (USA) currently form the only permanently occupied human habitations in the area   unless one includes the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station at the very edge of the territory.
Simplified: Habitation The scientific bases of Scott Base (New Zealand) and McMurdo Station (USA) are the only permanently occupied human settlements in the area   apart from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station at the very edge of the territory.