Mawson Station in Antarctica celebrates Christmas

The Mawson station in Antarctica is the longest continuously operating station south of the Antarctic Circle. It is the most westerly of Australia's three continental stations and is more than 5,000 km south-west of Perth. But the cold conditions haven't stopped those living there from enjoying a Christmas continental breakfast. Australian Antarctic Program’s Ben John says the team at the station will have a “huge lunch” followed by a “huge dinner”. “We have a Secret Santa happening at midday today so a lot of people have either made presents on the station over the past few weeks or brought them down with them.”