The scientific bases of Scott Base ( New Zealand ) and McMurdo Station ( USA ) are the only permanently occupied human settlements in the area â `` apart from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station at the very edge of the territory . 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 located just inside the very southern corner of the territory .