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Antarctica
Antarctica is an uninhabited continent dedicated to science and governed by The Antarctic Treaty. As questions about the highest, driest, windiest, iciest, darkest continent on earth.
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Which of these statements describes a limitation of the Antarctic Treaty System?
It does nothing to protect the atmosphere over Antarctica.
What are the deadliest animals in Antarctica?
The most 'dangerous' animal on the Antarctica continent is a human. Mostly, they are found near the beaches, with a few in-land exceptions.
Where will you build a house in antarctica?
There are no houses in Antarctica, because there are no cities, states or countries there.
One would not build a house in Antarctica.
What are the potential uses of Antarctica?
According to the Antarctic Treaty, all land south of 60 degrees S is dedicated to scientific research about the health of planet earth.
The treaty has been ratified or signed by governments representing 80% of the earth's population.
What is the biggest research center in Antarctica?
The largest research station in Antarctica is funded by USA: McMurdo. The coldest research station is funded by Russia: Vostok.
What landform covers central antarctica?
You may be thinking of the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent.
What are the difficulties in exploring Antarctica?
It is so very cold in Antarctica and very hard to fing food unless you can swim in icy cold water or are extremely fast, and would be ;prepared to eat a wolf or a dead penguin or something along those lines. And course if you had brought food with you.. that's another story.
How long does night time in the winter last in antarctica?
in September, the Sun rises, and then doesn't set again until March.
With that much daylight, we can work pretty much all the time, and we want to work as much as we can. It's not just that we love our work, though we certainly do; we only get into the field for a short time each year, so we want to make the most of it. We run shifts around the clock, each of us working for eight to twelve hours; it doesn't matter which shift each of us gets, because it is always light outside. We sleep less in Antarctica than we usually do-the constant sunlight can make sleeping difficult, and most members of the team work longer hours than they would at home. But we have developed a few tricks to help us sleep-we can cover our portholes with aluminum foil, wear sleep "goggles" or bury ourselves in the blankets!
Unless you live at one of the poles, you probably don't have to take such drastic measures to get to sleep at night; most places on Earth experience daily changes in light, with a period of dark followed by a period of light every day. Why then does Antarctica have six whole months of darkness in the winter and six whole months of lightness in the summer?
In most places on Earth, there are daily changes in light-light all day and darkness all night. These daily changes occur because Earth rotates on its axis, spinning once around in roughly twenty-four hours-slow enough so that we don't get dizzy. For part of that time, the period we call daytime, a given place on Earth, such as your town, faces the Sun. For the remainder of the twenty-four-hour rotation, the period we call nighttime, Earth has turned, and that same area is on the side of Earth facing away from the Sun.
So why do we have changes in daylight over the course of the year?
You've probably noticed that these annual changes in light patterns are tied to the seasons, with a longer daytime period in the summer and a shorter daytime period in the winter. To figure out how daylight is connected to seasons, then, we have to first consider how seasons work.
There are two reasons that we have seasons.
- First, Earth's axis is tilted.
- Second, Earth revolves around the Sun once every 365 days.
What country is in the continent of Antarctica?
Antarctica is not a country in the classic sense; it is a continent dedicated to science.
Instead of a political government, people live and work in Antarctica based on the conventions of The Antarctic Treaty.
Science is the only 'product' of Antarctica, and it is freely shared among all the signatories (governments) of the treaty.
Why is an Antarctica treaty needed?
To refrain world powers from spoiling the 100% lakes below Antarctica's ice and to stop them from mining the on and below Antarctica's land surface.
In short: Refrain world powers from mining the **** out of it.
Do Emperor penguins live in a tundra?
Some Emperor Penguins live on the Antarctic Peninsula, which is a tundra biome.
Is Antarctica the biggest conntinent on Earth?
Antarctica is considered a continent -- covering 10% of the earth's surface. It is not considered an island.
What soil does Antarctica have?
The Antarctic continent is classified as a desert because of its low humidity -- about five percent.
The continent is covered -- 98% -- by an ice sheet, and the bedrock under the ice sheet is composed of the rocks and rock formations found on every other continent. Since only the beaches are not covered, the 'soil' on the continent is sea-washed stone rubble, like you would find on any beach.
Where do king penguins live in antarctica?
King penguins live at sea as do all penguins. They breed on the sub-Antarctic islands and not on the Antarctic continent.
Since there is no official government, cities, counties or states there, there is no official motto.
However, some say 'it's a harsh continent' is an effective description of 'the ice'.
What are the major activity conducted in Antarctica?
All research focuses on the health of planet earth.
penguins only live in Antarctica, its surrounding islands and southern Australia, Africa, south America and the galapagos.
Any penguins in there native range would have to swim thousands of miles to reach AK.
What would you put in a survival kit to antarctica?
Matches
Sleeping bag
Tent
Food
Compas
Map of antarctica
WARM clothes
water*
Radieo
So obviosly you can't be picky but if you find yourself in this situation (Which i hope you don't) try to go home, if your not sure STAY WHERE YOU ARE!
*If you don't have this, boil snow around you. Most people get dehydradted in winter so drink lots!
When does the Antarctica treaty run out?
The Antarctic Treaty has no expiry date listed in its text.
Modifications to it are possible, however.
To date, no modifications have been ratified, so its original text remains intact.
Read more about it, below.
What can you hear in Antarctica?
When one walks away from the scientific stations where there are people and equipment, there is no sound, except for wind, which blows most of the time.
Sometimes on these walks, one can only hear the sound of the blood cursing through his or her veins in the neck, heard as a heartbeat.
What are some names of people who have been to Antarctica?
These six people are among the thousands who have been to Antarctica:
Sir Robert Falcon Scott
Sir Earnest Shackleton
Dr Edward Wilson
Raoul Amundsen
Sir Douglas Mawson
Will Steger
Why is Antarctica's climate important to other parts of the world?
Antarctica is called the Earth's heat sink, which attracts excess heat from all over the planet.
How many months of darkness in antarctica?
You may be thinking of a period with no sunsets.
At the Antarctic circle, this period is one 24-hour period. At the South Pole, this period is six months.
Everywhere on the continent experiences some time with no sunsets, and the length of time varies depending on where you are on the continent.
Chances of seeing a sunset on the continent in December, however, are slim to none.
How is Antarctica coping economically?
No. Antarctica is a continent dedicated to science; there is no economy there.
