Why does Antarctica have coal under its ice?
in the past, the regions which are now the tundras may have consisted of forests and animal life. then the plant and animal life was finished, the remains got buried under the ground resulting the making of oil and coal after many thousand years.
What do you call a person who lives in antarctica?
There are no native people or indigenous people on the Antarctic continent.
What are some advantages of mining in antarctica?
None. Mining is not allowed under The Antarctic Treaty.
In addition, the extreme cold prohibits any sustained employment of mechanical, engine-driven equipment. Gasoline and engine internals freeze there: mining is not practical in this polar environment.
Why does Australia claim such a large portion of Antarctica?
Though Australia may have claimed a large portion of it in the past, no country can lay claim to any portion of Antarctica. It is administered by international agreement whereby all countries on application can have equal access to it.
What threat do introduced species pose to animals in Antarctica?
One example is the husky dogs that were used as working animals by some researchers and explorers. It was thought that these dogs could transmit diseases to breeding seals, or break free and attack breeding animals, so the dogs were banned in April 1994. The guideline is available in Annex II to the Environmental Protocol, an appendix to the Antarctic Treaty.
Otherwise, there are no casually introduced species on the continent, because the continent cannot support animal life.
Which countries make up the continent of Antarctica?
no countries make up Antarctica
Antarctica just makes up Antarctica
What are some consumers in Antarctica?
How far is Ushuaia from Antarctica?
There is a distance of 3302.8 miles between Ushuaia in Argentina and Antarctica. This would take approximately 106.31 hours to travel in a vehicle traveling at 50 kilometers per mile.
No. It's too cold and there is no food chain in Antarctica for any animal.
What is the national sport of Antarctica?
There is no national sport in Antarctica: Antarctica is not a nation, but a continent. No countries occupy Antarctica, even though there are numerous research stations there, represented by several different countries.
How many antarctic research stations are there?
You can refer to the map, below, to identify those stations that qualify for your definition of 'inland' as locations for research stations on the Antarctic continent.
Why is Antarctica's population so low?
Antarctica is a continent dedicated to science with no native or permanent population. People who work and live there temporarily, do so in support of science. They are hired by their governments and serve periods from a few weeks to a year on the continent.
What are the boundaries of Antarctica?
There are no counties that border Antarctica -- it is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
What is the name of the highest point in Antarctica?
The highest mountain in Antarctica is Mount Vinson. It has an elevation of 16,066 feet at its highest point. Mount Vinson is located on the southern part of Sentinel Ridge.
Who is the first Indian women to reach Antarctica?
In 1935, Caroline Mikkelsen, wife of a Norwegian whaling captain, became the first known woman to set foot, briefly, in Antarctica. The first women to winter on the continent, were Americans Edith Ronne and Jennie Darlington, wives of Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition members in 1947.
How many daylight hours in Antarctica in January?
Commonly, the 'shortest day of the year' everywhere is the day when there is the least amount of direct sunlight.
On Antarctica the 'shortest day of the year' may contain no sunlight, because the sun doesn't rise -- or set -- every day south of the Antarctic Circle.
Did Ernest Shackleton have a sister?
Ernest Shackleton had 3 children and their names were Raymond, Cecily and Edward.
What will happen when all the ice bergs melt?
The Greenland Ice Sheet holds almost 3 million cubic kilometres of ice (684,00 cubic miles). If it all melted sea levels all over the world would rise by 7.2 metres (24 feet).
Greenland will also rise up, because of the great weight of ice removed. This is called isostatic rebound.
What month would Antarctica have 24 hours of sunlight?
Months with no sunset can range from late October to late February -- depending on where you are on the continent.
What are the enemies of an Emperor Penguin?
Penguins in general have only few natural predators. On land, skuas (common name for members of a bird genus of the gull family), gulls (common name for species with long-winged, web-footed seabirds) and giant petrels (also a sea seabird) feed on penguins eggs and chicks. While seals hunt adult penguins and destroys their nests.
How many months does it snow in Antarctica a year?
The same number of months as there are in each season anywhere on earth, about three.
How much fresh water is locked in antarctica's iceap?
The ice sheet that covers the Antarctic continent is all fresh water. According to its Wikipedia entry:
"It covers an area of almost 14 million square km (5.4 million sq. miles) and contains 26.5 million cubic km of ice (6.36 million cubic miles)."
What is the coldest month in Antarctica and what is the temperature?
Antarctica is as large as USA and Mexico, combined, so 'coldest month' varies, depending on where you are on the continent.
Generally, the coldest month is the month before the sun comes up, and again, this month varies, depending on how far you are on the continent beyond the Antarctic Circle.
The coldest temperature recorded on the continent was recorded at Vostok Research Station (Russia) in July 1983. The measurements were −89.2 °C, −128.6 °F; 184.0 K. This is the coldest temperature recorded on Earth.
What range of temperature for antarctica from coldest to warmest?
At its highest in "summer", the maximum temperature in this most arid and inhospitable of regions is a balmy 40 degrees F. On the other hand, during the harsh winter season, in which there is absolutely no sun for 3 whole months, and not to mention the immense power of the Katabatic wind with speeds up to 200 mph, the weather can dip as low as -128 degrees F.