Antarctica Where is Antarctica? Antarctica is the region lying south of the Antarctic Circle‚ and surrounds the South Pole. There is a very small piece of land which points towards South America. Antarctica is very far from the Equator that’s why it is so cold. Antarctica contains 90% of the worlds ice‚ and it contains 10% of the worlds surface. If all of the ice in Antarctica melted‚ the sea level would rise 60 metres. In summer it is almost one-and-a-half times the size of the USA. Antarctica
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Discovery of Antarctica According to Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ discovery means: “the act of finding or learning something for the first time‚ the act of discovering something.”1 With this definition in hand‚ the discovery of Antarctica is something that may not officially be determined. As it sits now‚ 1820 is the official discovery year with three reported sightings of the continent within months of each other. The speculation over the true discovery date and discoverer of Antarctica comes with
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Giorgia Laird‚ Holly Adams‚ Prao Vikitsreth‚ Ella Chambers‚ EmmaJane Littler Threats to Antarctica Antarctica has a brutal climate; it is the coldest‚ windiest‚ most deserted place on earth. Due to the continent’s inhospitality‚ only select species can live there‚ including phytoplankton‚ krill and squid at the bottom of the food web‚ and killer whales‚ blue whales and seals at the top‚ and it is also home to penguins‚ and several types of fish. However this harsh environment is also considered
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Antarctica has six months of daylight and six months of darkness. The earth revolves around the sun and tilts on its axis. During the winter‚ Antarctica is tilted away from the sun‚ causing it to be dark. For the half of the year that is summer‚ Antarctica is facing the sun and getting more of its direct rays. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was -129degrees f. The warmest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 59degreesF. The average summer temperature is 20ºF. The average
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action to help preserve the current state of a certain natural environment such as Antarctica. In Antarctica‚ the environmental protection policies and rules take place to help protect the last unspoiled wilderness in the world. But some may ask‚ why protect it? Those think that Antarctica is a vast‚ cold‚ dangerous wasteland that seems useless to the rest of the world‚ but the science and resources from Antarctica contributes to our world in more ways than we think. Many Antarctic species have
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Should Antarctica be developed in the future? Antarctica is the most untouched part of the world‚ making it immensely beautiful‚ breath-taking and bejeweled with miles and miles of twinkling ice. Antarctica lies on the Southern front of the Antarctic circle. Right at the bottom of the world‚ the closest place to Antarctica is South America. It is 7900 miles/12’700 km away from the UK and has a land area of 14 million sq km! Temperatures in the summer can edge their way up to just 5 degrees Celsius
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An extreme environment: Antarctica Where is Antarctica and why do people visit? Antarctica is in the southern hemisphere and is an extremely cold environment. Tourists come to see the wildlife‚ take part in dog sledging‚ and ice walking or to visit the South Pole. In 2007 46‚000 people visited this area. Over 100 travel companies are involved in arranging adventure holidays to Antarctica. What is the impact of tourism? Tourists often arrive on the island by cruise ship. The stops on the cruise
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Human Impacts on Antarctica | Impacts | Effects | Management Strategies | What Else can be Done? | Oil‚ gas and mineral exploitation | Today‚ mining is prohibited but it could be reopened for discussion in 2048. if mining becomes legal many oil exploration companies would be interested in Antarctica which could alter the ecological balance. | Mining is banned under the Antarctic Treaty System‚ but this could be reopened for discussion in 2048. | Simultaneous action at local‚ regional and global
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Antarctica (pronounced /ænˈtɑrtɨkə/ or /ænˈtɑrktɨkə/ ( listen))[2][3][Note 1] is Earth’s southernmost continent‚ encapsulating the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere‚ almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle‚ and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi)‚ it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia‚ Africa‚ North America‚ and South America. For comparison‚ Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia.
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reduction of white land mass will further global warming and at what rate. This will be hard to do but one of the many techniques we will employ will be to take ice cores. We will stay in Antarctica for 1 year so we can experience the effects of global warming over the different seasons we will then return to Antarctica in 5 years and study the change in data. To meet safety obligations we have created a training schedule in which the members of the team will learn skills needed for the Antarctic expedition
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