You cannot just build a structure in Antarctica. All Antarctica ice is moving and unstable.
Buildings also can sink into the ice.
Winds blow large amounts of snow that accumulates in drifts, and the weight can eventually collapse the structure. Katsu had to get some data loggers out on seals and cameras also. With only two weeks, at most, before we will have to move in from our location, he wants to gather as much data on the seals as possible. Most of our seals have been at Big Razorback Island. Now he would like to concentrate on Turks Head seals.