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Rubbish in Antarctica is disposed of by recycling or otherwise packing up waste and shipping it back to the country that supports the research station. Some rubbish is burned on the continent. No rubbish ends up in the Southern Ocean.
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How you get sea life away from rubbish?
The only real way is to remove the rubbish
Where do you find most of the life in the antarctica ecosystem?
You find the most life around Antarctica in the great Southern Ocean in the form of marine life. The continent is too cold to support any kind of animal life.
How does rubbish get to Antarctica?
Antarctica's beaches do not collect garbage, possibly because the sea ice freezes annually which would prevent floating ocean rubbish from reaching the coasts. Any rubbish generated on the continent is generated by occupants of the research stations. What cannot be incinerated on the continent is returned to the country that supports the research station.
Why you should not dump garbage into the ocean?
Dumping rubbish in Antarctica's seas is not a practice that is allowed there. Dumping rubbish in any sea, however, can cause pollution, especially when the rubbish contains materials that will not degrade in water.
Do seals use plants in Antarctica?
There are no plants in Antarctica. Seals are marine animals and use sea life not land life, to survive.
What native animals live in Antarctica?
Antarctica is too cold to support any kind of animal life. However, sea mammals and sea birds use Antarctica's beaches as breeding grounds. Otherwise, these animals live at sea.
Where in Antarctica are animals found?
The only animals you can find on Antarctica are sea mammals and sea birds that visit Antarctica's beaches to breed. Otherwise, it is too cold there to support animal life, and there is no food chain.
Are there animals living in Antarctica?
No. Antarctica is too cold and there is no food chain to support life for animals. Breeding sea birds and sea mammals, however, collect on Antarctica's beaches during breeding season.
What is the wild life in Antarctica in 1980?
Antarctica has never been 'home' to any animal: it's too cold there and there is no food chain. However, many sea birds and sea mammals visit Antarctica's beaches to breed.
What is a penguins life like living on antarctica?
Penguins are sea birds and live at sea. For about two months each year, Emperor and Adelie penguins come to Antarctica's beaches to breed.
Are there sea lions in Antarctica?
There are sea lions in Antarctica. Both sea lions and seals are able to live in the harsh climate of Antarctica.
What is one sea near Antarctica?
The Amundsen Sea is next to Antarctica.
