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The best time to visit Antarctica as a tourist, is the period when tourists can access the continent. The Southern Ocean sea ice freezes between about February and October, making landfall impossible. The frozen sea ice joins the continental ice sheet during this period.

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Does Antarctica have Daylight Saving Time?

No, Antarctica does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The continent's population is primarily made up of scientific researchers and support staff who typically adhere to the time zone of their home country or base station.


What is the GMT in Antarctica?

Since Antarctica is at the South Pole, and all of the time zones have a common point there, logically, there would be a part of Antarctica that would occupy each of the time zones simultaneously. The better question would be "in what time zone is the South Pole itself?"


What do you need to do to be able to go Antarctica?

You can go to Antarctica as a tourist if you can afford it: cruises being among some of the most expensive cruises on earth. Or you can go to Antarctica and work in support of science, by applying to your government's representative in Antarctica. The USA government's representative in Antarctica is the National Science Foundation. Finally, you can go to Antarctica as a science if you are funded by your government to investigate a question pertaining to the health of planet earth.


How many time zones in antarctica?

Well, there are 24 timezones - one for each hour of the day. Being as the timezones stretch from the North Pole to the South Pole, and the South Pole is in Antarctica, Antarctica has all 24 of them.


Do Europe and antarctica extend into the tropic time zones?

All time zones make their way through the 'topics': there is no 'tropical time zone'. Antarctica has no time zones. Research stations set their clock so as to coordinate with their support countries' time zones. There is no standard.

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What time of year do tourists go to antarctica?

The tourists go to Antarctica during the summer or the winter


What is the best time of the year to go Antarctica?

The Antarctic continent is only accessible for limited periods -- October to February -- and that is the best time to attempt landfall on Antarctica. Otherwise, sea lanes are dangerously full of icebergs, or the Southern Ocean is frozen over.


Why did Obama go to Antarctica?

Former President Barack Obama did not go to Antarctica during his time in office.


What is the best mode of transport to go to Antarctica?

By plane.


What time should you go to Antarctica?

it depends wen do u wanna go


When is the best time to deliver building materials to make a base station in Antarctica which month?

I would say that the best time to deliver building materials to build a base station in Antarctica is in March and April because in Antarctica, March and April is Winter.


When is the best time to see whales in Antarctica?

The best time to see whales in Antarctica is during the austral summer months of December to March, when the whales migrate to the region to feed in the nutrient-rich waters.


What would be the best time to travel in antarctica?

You can travel to Antarctica generally between November and January. Travelling in Antarctica is restrictive and is generally best advised when you can get on and off the continent.


What 2 languages would be best to learn about in Antarctica?

You can't learn languages in Antarctica. The scientists who live there are working, and would not have time to teach you.


What way is best to go antarctica plane or helicopter?

A plane is best. It is a long oversea flight from any mainland


How did Scott go to Antarctica?

Sir Robert Falcon Scott always sailed to Antarctica -- the only mode of transport available to explorers at the time.


Do you have to fly to Argentina to be able to go to Antarctica?

most people don't like going to Antarctica so they wouldn't fly over to Argentina. however you could row to Antarctica, (best take a coat)