The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be the first head of the State Department who will visit Antarctica, while in office.

His visit is scheduled for November 7-10 despite the fact that U.S. presidential elections will take place on Tuesday, Fox News reported.

State Department spokesman John Kirbytold reporters that the timing of Kerry's trip was dictated by weather conditions and accessibility to the world's southern-most continent and not the contentious 2016 election. He said Kerry had already cast his ballot.

According to the communiqué of the State Department, Kerry will visit the McMurdo research station on Antarctica's Ross Island and the South Pole.