Antarctica

Antarctica and the Sahara are both very dry, so they are both classified as deserts.

All eco-tourism has esentially the same impacts:

* Humans are brought into contact with animals which stresses the animals

* Humans leave trash * The infrastructure (boats, hotels, roads, skidos etc.) impacts the environment * Humans feed animals and the animals become dependent on human supplied food * Humans get themselves in danger (lost, hurt or eaten) which requires massive intervention * Foreign species can be imported or exported by the tourists * Humans start to think of animals as "just exhibits" for their pleasure * There have been oil and fuel spillings that have made pollution

Yes and No...... Antarctica is not forbidden in a way because we are still allowed to go there but it is forbidden because it is scary in a way because glaciers might break and you can get trapped somewhere.....

Antarctica is not known for its rivers, since 98% of the continent is covered with an ice sheet.

Seasonal, glacial melt-water run off does occur, and for example, the Onyx River flows about 32 miles during the 24/7 summer sun.

McMurdo Station was established by the United States on February 16, 1956.

Antarctica is a continent where you can find the South Pole. There are no nations there, but you can find research stations there that operate under the Antarctic Treaty and all facilitate scientific study of the health of planet earth.

Seven nations have claimed sovereignty over various sections of the continent, but the claims are all held in abeyance by the Antarctic Treaty (1961), which as well prohibits new territorial claims. Some of the existing claims overlap each other.

At more than 14,000,000 km2, it is the fifth largest continent, and is about 1.5 times the area of Europe. Antarctica is a desert. It is the coldest, driest, windiest and highest (on average) continent on earth. The ice sheet averages one mile in thickness, and the dryness is based on an annual average precipitation of less than five inches. The ice contains about 70% of the earth's store of fresh water.

There is little or no sun on Antarctica for about six months each year.

Camouflage use in Antarctica may be useful for being seen, which is the opposite of the purpose of camouflage. It is not widely issued as standard gear, however: solid colours being more visible.

There are no land mammals in Antarctica.

The only mammals are the marine mammals, such as certain species of seals, e.g. the Southern Elephant seal, Crabeater, Antarctic Fur, Leopard, Ross and Weddell seals.

Whales known to frequent the Antarctic waters include the Blue whale, Fin, Humpback, Minke, Orca, Southern Right, Sei and Sperm whales.

the Weddell Sea

You can see wildlife in Antarctica during breeding season, without the benefit of bars.

One could say that Antarctica is a natural zoo.

Krill are sea creatures and do not live on Antarctica, which is a continent.

The temperature of the liquid water is warmer than the ambient air above the surface. The Southern Ocean is the normal habitat for krill.

if too many scientist started to work in Antarctica they would need to look for resources which would mean possibly damaging the ecosystem, as well as the habitat for many animals.

The antarctic ecosystem is quite fragile so it could be disrupted easily.

You may be thinking of Queen Maud Land, which was the first area of Antarctica to be sighted in 1820, by Fabian von Bellingshausen. The name honours Queen Maud of Wales. It was labeled as such in January 1930. She was the wife of the then-reigning Norwegian King Haakon VII, according to its Wikipedia entry.

Depending on the logistical equipment available to any country serving its research stations, the options can include military transport, cargo transport, or extreme weather-capable equipment.

Antarctica - Total area: 14,000,000 km2

Your answer depends on where you want to go on the Antarctic continent, which is as large as USA and Mexico combined.

Commercially, you can fly to Australia, New Zealand, Chile or Argentina, South Africa or India, and then devise your route to your ultimate destination. Note that there are some tour boats available to some Antarctic coastal waters, otherwise, you must mount an expedition to your destination.

Quote from the Related Link: "Lake Vostok extends over about 14,000 square km (roughly the size of Lake Ontario) and is overlaid by 3,710 m (12,170 ft.) of ice. It has a maximum depth of 510 m, an average depth of 125 m, a volume of 1800 cubic km, and a bed that is 710 m below sea level."

the United States

No. As a result of Australia's pioneering work in Antarctica, 42% of the continent was established as the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) in 1936. In 1947, the Australian Government formed the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) to set up and maintain scientific research stations in Antarctica. ANARE participants come from various Federal and State government bodies as well as universities. Australia shares its Antarctic Territory with other countries, notably Russia, who has a number of stations in the AAT.

If you want to eat in Antarctica, you have to bring your food with you. All you will find there is ice.

Douglas Mawson died on the 14th of October 1958

Most places in Antarctica receive no rainfall or snow at all. This is because the very cold air contains hardly any of the water vapour to create rain or snow. This means that Antarctica is the worlds largest desert. All drinking water comes from melting the ice. Fire fighting becomes very diffiult and this is why smoking is banned in most Antarctic bases. - Humanities Alive Geography

yes one of the most popular volcano on Antarctic is mount Erebus

Commercial Whaling has been banned since 1986 by the International Whaling commission. However, scientific whaling is allowed to strict quotas.