Antarctica

The active volcano Mount Erebus is located on Ross Island, which also home to three inactive volcanoes, on the continent of Antarctica. Mount Erebus is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire which is an area of the Earth that has 160 active volcanoes.

The Southern Ocean that surrounds the continent of Antarctica can measure 27 degrees F before freezing, based on the high mineral content of the water. During the winter, the ocean water freezes, essentially doubling the size of the Antarctica.

The water temperature consistently hovers around freezing.

Actually yes, the earths ice caps are melting but at a slow rate, we do not know if it is to cause an alarm just yet however. We believe "Global Warming" has contributed to the ice caps melting but further study is needed.

- Kibby

Antarctica is a continent covered in ice sitting on the Earth's solid crust, so it is anchored to the bedrock below. The weight of the ice sheet helps keep it in place, preventing it from floating away. Additionally, the continent's mass prevents it from being easily moved by external forces.

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Since about 20,000 years ago when the last ice age, or glacial period, reached it's peak, after that the caps began to melt, receding from the states of america, northern europe, northern-mid asia etc, which lead to flooding all around the world which caused things like the flooding of the land which connected england and france etc.

Although it has been melting steadily over the millenniums, scientist who are paid to investigate continuously on why the world is getting warmer have come to the conclusion that CO2(carbon dioxide) from cars and coal power plants etc are causing the planet to warm faster, even though sufficient evidence has not been presented.

As of right now, the south pole and the caps around green land are melting in the summer and freezing in the winter.

there were also a few periods in history that were called "the little ice age" or "the little ice ages" which caused famine and starvation in the not too distant past, and "the medieval warm period" which lasted about 300 years which was before the little ice age.

That an area is a desert does not mean that it is hot, just that there is very little precipitation. Antarctica gets very little snow, but it is cold enough that what little snow falls never melts. It has been like this for millions of years, allowing the snow to pile up and compress into ice sheets several miles thick.

High biological productivity around Antarctica is driven by the upwelling of nutrient-rich waters due to strong winds and ocean currents in the region. These nutrients support abundant phytoplankton growth, which in turn sustains a diverse food web including krill, fish, and other marine species. The cold, nutrient-rich conditions also help to support large populations of seabirds and marine mammals in the area.

Greenland is an island and Antarctica is a continent, both covered with ice sheets.

First signed in December 1959, by the 12 countries that took part in the international Geophysical Year of 1957-58, they were Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The 12 original countries have over the years been joined by other countries. the total now stands at 41 countries who have signed the Treaty.

The winds that blow off the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland are known as katabatic winds. These downslope winds are dense and cold, originating from the high ice sheets and flowing towards lower elevations due to gravity. Katabatic winds can have significant impacts on local weather and climate.

The Antarctic ice sheet contains about 90% of earth's ice.

The Indian station for Arctic Research is called Himadri, and the station is at Ny-Alesund in Norway, which is the northern-most permanent human settlement, 1,200 km from the North Pole, opened in 2008.

The Arctic Circle (66.5 degrees North) marks the latitude where the sun doesn't set at least once in summer. The Antarctic Circle (66.5 degrees South) indicates the latitude where the sun doesn't rise at least once in winter.

All of Australia and (practically) all of Antarctica (except for the infinitesimal point corresponding to the South Pole itself) are between the Equator and the South Pole. Most of South America and a significant part of Africa are also in this region.

According to its Wikipedia entry in the Climate section, you can find these warm temperature averages for each month, beginning with January given in F and (C) degrees:

"−29.0 (−20.2)

"−39.4 (−38.9)

"−52.9 (−63.2)

"−61.3 (−78.3)

"−59.2 (−74.6)

"−59.3 (−74.7)

"−56.7 (−70.1)

"−60.6 (−77.1)

"−57.5 (−71.5)

"−54.7 (−66.5)

"−38.8 (−37.8)

"−28.0 (−18.4)

"−49.8 (−57.6)"

This means that the warmest average temperature is about -39.4 degrees F (-38.9 degrees C).

Fossils in Antarctica can provide information on past climatic conditions by indicating the types of plants and animals that lived in the region. For example, the presence of fossils from species that typically thrive in warmer climates may suggest that Antarctica was once much warmer than it is today. Similarly, evidence of glacial deposits in fossil records can indicate periods of ice growth and retreat, providing insights into past climatic fluctuations in the region.

Katabatic winds are downslope winds that flow from high elevation to low elevation due to cooling of air that becomes denser and heavier. Anabatic winds, on the other hand, are upslope winds that flow from low elevation to high elevation due to heating of air that becomes lighter and rises. Both types of winds are influenced by local topography and can be significant in mountainous regions.

There are three reasons; Antarctica wasn't at the south pole in the early Jurassic and during the Cretaceous, there was more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which pushed up temperatures so that dinosaurs were able to survive. Finally, some dinosaurs were believed to be warm blooded and have feathers which are adaptations to survive colder temperatures - birds, particularly penguins, live at the south pole today and there is strong evidence that modern birds have evolved from dinosaurs.

Arctica was an ancient continent which formed approximately 2.5 billion years ago in the Neoarchean era. It consisted of the Canadian and Siberian shields, and is now roughly situated in the Arctic around the current North Pole. Arctica joined with the continents Atlantica and Nena about one billion years ago to form the supercontinent, Rodinia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctica

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Because it's cold and dry and chemical weathering usually happens in warm and wet areas like the tropical areas

Your answer depends on the 'stuff' and where in Antarctica you propose to send it. Every research station has mail service delivered by the government funding the station. That nation's postal service may define the 'stuff' limits that you can send to your correspondent on the continent.

The North Pole is located in the Arctic Ocean and is covered by floating sea ice with no land underneath. In contrast, the South Pole is located on the continent of Antarctica, which is a landmass covered by ice sheets.

Antarctic snow can vary in depth, with some areas having several meters of snow accumulation. In the interior regions of Antarctica, snow depth can reach over 4 meters due to continuous snowfall and limited melting. However, coastal areas may have shallower snow cover due to wind erosion and sublimation.