User blog comment:Sanchonachos/Should South Pole City Have a Body of Water?/@comment-1024726-20091118000943

South Pole City's water is made from the VAST deposits of underground permafrost that the city lies on top of. Fish is exported from the Eastshieldian coast. Trade in and out of the city travels along the Itinerod circuit or nearby interstates.

Also, a natural river would be impossible. South Pole City is at the Geographic South Pole, and thus a natural river would really be nothing more than a thin glacier. A man-made river would work, but it would be a HUGE waste of money and energy for the USA to build heaters to span the entire river, from inland to the ocean. There is no real need for SPC to have a river.

However, SPC can have a river for decorative purposes, but it cannot extend to the ocean, it can only encircle or pass through the city. I would prefer that the river's water come from a glacier.