Abstract
SummaryFinger nail and great toe nail growth was observed in 42 subjects: 28 over 11 months of an expedition at an Antarctic Station and 14 over 10 months on a Sub‐antarctic island. The mean rates of finger nail growth were 109.8μm per day and 106.4 μm per day respectively, and great toe nail growth was approximately half the finger nail growth at both locations.These findings confirm that nail growth in Antarctic regions is comparable to that in temperate climates with no significant differences during colder months or in different cold locations. The relatively high rate of toe nail growth may be due to a hot‐house effect from almost constant use of insulating footwear.
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