Australia's Coldest Region In The World

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and most inhospitable continent on Earth. Yet it is yields some 90 percent of the Earth most precious natural resource: water. But behind this pristine exterior, Antarctica is fighting a losing battle. New data suggests that the continent as a whole is warming at an alarming rate. According to recent studies gathered from Nature Magazine, the western half of the continent is warming five times faster than any other place

Antarctica has one of the only two polar ice caps on the planet Earth. It is called the Antarctic ice sheet and it covers about 98% of the Antarctic continent. Wikipedia says this is the largest ice mass on Earth; it covers about 5.4 million square miles, and is

In “Cold Comfort for ‘Global Warming’,” Phillip Stott try’s to make the argument that global warming is nothing to be afraid of because it is not a threat. Unlike Revkin, Stott does not use and expert testimony and very little facts to prove his purpose. In the beginning of the essay, Stott includes information on the collapse of the Larson B ice shelf in Antarctica. He then goes on to state that we have nothing to be worried about because when an ice shelf melts it does not raise sea levels (Stott 306). According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, an ice shelf is a permanent floating sheet of ice that connects directly to a landmass. When Stott stated that the melting of ice shelves does not cause a rise in sea levels he was not considering the indirect consequence of it.

Kathy Conlan is an expert in understanding the weird and wonderful world of marine creatures that live deep under the Arctic ice. She specializes in marine benthic biology and amphipod systematics. Kathy studies how human and natural changes affect marine life in the Arctic and Antarctic, the effects of pollution on marine life as well as global warming. She is past chief officer for Life Sciences in the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and is a judge for SCAR’s Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and policy in Antarctica, represents Canada for the Canadian Committee on Antarctic Research, taught at Huntsman Marine Science Centre and Students On Ice, mentors university students and gives speaches and “Show and tells” at the museum.

On February 7, 2012 Russian scientist discovered a “golden-like swastika” in an Arctic ancient lake that hasn’t been touched, in what they believe, 20 million years. As the old conspiracies of German activity in the South Pole returns, with a vengeance, citizens spark fear across the country of Russia. Little is known about the vast frozen tundra that resides in the far south, for Antarctica is a place of mystery and wonder.

I chose Australia because I have always wanted to go and see the beautiful cities and there beaches. But, what I couldn’t see it that they have so much more to offer than just the pretty picture of the Sydney Opera house or the Great Barrier Reef. In my research I will unfold in my paper I will reveal all of the amazing things that Australia has to offer.

The most interesting facts is despite Australia is a sixth largest country in the world, But also begin the world's smallest continent.

Antarctica is not techanicaly in the arctic circle but is considered tundra because of how harsh the cold tempatures are.

The Antarctica has an ice shelf that is several miles wide around it. The sun never sets in the summer but sections of the ice shelf never melt. The Emperor penguin has been using these sections for breeding places for many years. These breeding areas are called rookeries.

In 1911-12, the first Australians occupants set up camp in Antarctica. They built four huts, which included a variety of equipment such as radio masts, metrological equipment and survey stations. Additionally, there were two cross placed at the site to commemorate the death of two of their team members. The site is strewn with domestic, architectural and faunal remains that documents their occupation at the site. The main hut or Mawson’s hut constitutes two huts joined together to form a joint working and living space. The hut is located at Cape Denison in Antarctica, furthermore Cape Denison is located within a rocky promontory and is kept clear of ice and snow by strong katabatic winds; limiting human contact with the site over the years.

You might be wondering what some of the obstacles the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition might of had to deal with, one of many obstacles was the extreme weather of the antarctic. Jennifer Armstrong author of the novel Shipwreck at the bottom of the world speaks of this in her novel.

Heat is building up in these regions due to the deterioration of a convection cell in the Weddell sea. The temperature difference between Antarctica and the Tropical ocean regions has caused an raise of winds around antarctica and an expansion of the subtropical belt. This has also intensified the tropical convection. Combined these factors have also worked together to boost the water cycle, intensify high pressure spaces in the subtropic, and strengthen trade winds.

Antarctica is a continent that is used for more of scientific study and holds 90% of earth’s ice. Antarctica is one big continent, meaning there are no other parts to Antarctica. Antarctica has even reached the nice and breezy -128.6 degrees F. Henceforth, there are not many animals in Antarctica. Both continents have extremely cold temperatures, and have two seasons instead of four. They have a “summer”

I've never had a pen pal before, but then I bet you've never been to Greenland. Greenland, the worlds largest island is mostly covered by an ice cap. In the center of this island, believe it or not, the ice cap measures 9,800 ft deep! Did you know that thousand's of icebergs are formed each year in Greenland?

The name “Antarctica” derives from the Greek word antarktikos literally meaning “opposite to Arctic (North)”. The name is fitting as Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. Antarctica is only the fifth largest continent in the world and is approximately 98 percent covered in a sheet of ice. This ice sheet is the single largest mass of ice on Earth. It covers an area of almost 14 million square kilometres (km) and contains 30 million cubic km of ice. Although the ice sheet contains around 90 percent of the Earths fresh water Antarctica can be classified as a desert by the coursehero.com definition: “A Desert is defined as a region that has less than 254 mm (10 in) of annual rainfall or precipitation.”