Antarctica

Committee on the Partition of Antarctica (CPA) Partition of Antarctica Australia Antarctica, the southernmost continent and site of the South Pole, is a virtually uninhabited, ice-covered land mass. Since first being sighted during a Russian voyage in 1820, Antarctica has remained completely devoid of civilian settlements for over a century due to its unwelcoming and virtually inhospitable climate. At the time of its discovery 98% of the continent was blanketed by dense continental ice sheets.

Antarctica has no native population. Its residents are scientific and support staff who usually stay no more than a year at a time. The first person born in Antarctica was Emilio Palma, on January 7, 1978, the son of the commander of Argentina's Esperanza Base. Antarctica is more than 95% ice covered and contains about 90% of the world's fresh water. Because of this thick ice cover, it is highest of all continents, with an average elevation of more than 1,600 m (about 5,250 ft.). The highest point

6 cm in length but their size belies the major role they play in sustaining much of the life in the Southern Ocean. They are the primary food source for many species of whales, seals, penguins and fish. Studies have shown that stocks of krill in Antarctica have declined dramatically in recent years. The reason for this is likely to be a fall in the amount of sea ice in the winter months in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Krill numbers in this region may have dropped by as much as 80% since the 1970's

To many Antarctica is a very cold, dangerous, isolated and uninhabited place with nothing to offer the world but Antarctica is a remarkable and unique continent. Antarctica provides great insight into how the world works, and the consequences of human activity. Antarctica belongs to no-one and everyone, unlike most places no native people ever lived there due to the difficult environmental conditions, so no one ever really settled in Antarctica therefore it is not a part of any one country. Antarctica

Their ultimate goal becomes apparent when an encrypted message from mission control reveals that the source of the virus has been traced to one of the research bases in Antarctica, if they find the base they find the cure. After months of barely surviving everything that the Antarctic can through at them and even more, the crew finally stumble by luck onto the base responsible for the virus out break. As for the cure, nothing

Millions of miles of ice and an unfriendly environment make Antarctica an exciting place to study. It is very unique, and doesn’t have the same properties as the other continents do. It is much colder than the rest of the world. For example, the average temperature in Antarctica during the summer months is about 32 degrees fahrenheit! The coldest temperature ever recorded anywhere was in Antarctica, at the Russian Vostok station. It was -129.3 degrees fahrenheit!! In addition, the continent contains

and Antarctica for the same thing? If you have, the mistake is reasonable. They both have extremely cold temperatures and are just on opposite sides of the globe. They have snow all year, and fantasies are made about igloos and eskimos. Although there are similarities, there are two sides to the same coin. 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

Antarctica is located in the southern hemisphere of the Antarctic region or the bottom of the earth. The latitude and longitude of Antarctic is 90.0000° S, 0.0000° W. Antarctica is surrounded by the southern ocean. Antarctic is also surround by parts of the Pacific ocean, the Atlantic ocean and the Indian ocean. A characteristics a place needs to be a desert is. The main characteristics of a desert is that the space of the place is a very large. Antarctica is the biggest and largest desert in the

PAGE 1 Most people know that Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth, but did you know it is also the world's largest desert? Or that huge volcanoes can be found here? Or a lake equivalent to that of Lake Ontario, the 14th largest lake in the world (1,639 km3), is locked beneath its ice? Come along and discover what else you can find in Antarctica, from the unique diversity of species, to the breathtaking scenery and the history behind it all, it’s all waiting for you to further explore on this

After watching the NOVA documentary about Antarctica Secrets, one is amazed at the work done by Scientists, Geologist and Engineers applying innovative drilling technology to study ice sheets and ocean core sediments that can reveal the climate history of Antarctica. Andrill team of multi-national scientists funded by their respective government are focused on drilling the Antarctica using innovative drilling technology to decode the climate history of Antarctica to predict the effect of global warming