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What could explain the coal deposits in antarctica?
The coal deposits in Antarctica are explained by Pangaea where Antarctica was located next to South America, Africa, Australia, and India.
Are the fossil fuels coal and oil found in Antarctica useable?
Fossil fuels, coal and oil won't be found in Antarctica, because The Antarctic Treaty bans drilling or mineral exploration.
Coal deposits have also been found beneath the ice of Antarctica but coal only forms in warm swamps How could coal be found so near the south pole?
Answer: Antarctica was in a warmer place before it drifted over the South Pole.
What could explain the existence of coal deposits in Antarctica?
When Antarctica was still a part of the super continent Gondwana, it was covered in forests and had warm coastal currents on its shores. As Antarctica separated from Gondwana and moved south, the waters cooled, the temperatures dropped, the forests disppeared, the land was covered in snow which was compacted into ice over time, all combining to create coal deposits.
Why are coal deposits found in Antarctica?
Continental Drift. The land mass wasn't always at the poles so could support forests that then got covered to become coal. Climate Change's another. Earth maybe WAS warm enough at the pole but the climate as a whole warm enough to support foorests there.
What could explain the coal deposits in antarctica?
The coal deposits in Antarctica are explained by Pangaea where Antarctica was located next to South America, Africa, Australia, and India.
Is coaling banned from Antarctica?
Coal mining is banned in Antarctica because it was very bad for the environment. The Madrid Protocol was an agreement by all countries not to mine coal in Antarctica.
Was coal found in Antarctica?
no der!
What do coal beds in antarctica indicate?
The coal deposits in Antarctica are explained by Pangaea where Antarctica was located next to South America, Africa, Australia, and India.
Are the fossil fuels coal and oil found in Antarctica useable?
Fossil fuels, coal and oil won't be found in Antarctica, because The Antarctic Treaty bans drilling or mineral exploration.
Coal deposits have also been found beneath the ice of Antarctica but coal only forms in warm swamps How could coal be found so near the south pole?
Answer: Antarctica was in a warmer place before it drifted over the South Pole.
What are four natural resources of Antarctica?
Coal, oil, gas and minerals.
How coal could be found so near to the south pole?
The continent of Antarctica used to be much farther north, in zones that had plenty of flora, which is the source of coal.
Coal beds in antarctica indicated to wegener thet this continent was?
Once located closer to the equator
What are major resources found in antarctica?
coal, copper, gold, iron ore, manganese, and zinc
What are the main resources of Antarctica?
minerals (gold silver copper platinum) ,krill, coal and oil
How has Antarctic Treaty changed how humans interact with Antarctica?
people can now not steal/borrow/take and of the coal or oil and can not live there permanently and are not allowed to own Antarctica hope this helps :)
