Antarctica

The water temperature in the Southern Ocean that surrounds the Antarctic continent varies down to about 28 degrees F, because of the minerals contained in the water. Fresh water freezes at 32 degrees F. The high water temperature in this ocean can reach 50 degrees F.

All the fresh water in Antarctica is frozen. The ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent contains about 70% of the earth's store of fresh water. As well, it contains about 90% of the earth's store of ice.

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Antarctica is located at the bottom of the earth but the northpole is at the top of the earth

The "Transantarctic Mountains" divide east and west Antarctica. The mountain range probably got that name because it spans the continent.

the continent lay over the south pole without freezing over for almost 100 million years. Then, about 34 million years ago, a dramatic shift in climate happened at the boundary between the Eocene and Oligocene epochs. The warm greenhouse climate, stable since the extinction of the dinosaurs, became dramatically colder, creating an "ice-house" at the poles that has continued to the present day.

Picture the Earth and the sun. The sun's rays go straight through space. The first thing the rays of the sun touch is the equator. The last things the rays hit are the north and south pole. The above accounts partly for the low temperatures in Antarctica, but it is the earth's tilt that is responsible for the long nights.

During summer, Antarctica actually has a lot of daylight hours as the sun never sets. This is caused by the same reason in reverse that results in the long winter nights. If the southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, as happens during winter, the latitude of Antarctica is so high that the sun never rises for a number of weeks or months. When it is tilted toward the sun, it does not experience a sunset for a time.

Antarctica has no 'income', no economy, no permanent population,, government or gross national product. Antarctica is a continent dedicated to science. All temporary workers there are supported by governments representing 80% of the earth's population.

Scientists interested in answering questions about the health of planet earth offer examples of 'valid occupations' on Antarctica. For each funded scientist, there are about seven people who support science. These occupations include those involved with science, food, human health, logistics, administration and so forth.

No. Antarctica is a continent surrounded by the Southern Ocean, the extent of which is poorly defined insofar as its join with the Pacific Ocean.

Modern issues include ozone loss (which is recovering) as well as environmental changes which are impacting flora and fauna. Plant and animal life only exist on the coast, where temperatures have been rising as a result of global warming in both the ocean and the atmosphere as well as increasing ocean acidity. This has led to some concern, particularly to the population of many species of penguin, which have been decreasing in numbers.

There is no society or culture in Antarctica; hence no 'traditional dish'.

Emperor Penguin - 1.2 metres tall, 40 kg max weight, breeding site is Antarctic

Adelie Penguin - 0.7 metres tall, 4 kg max weight, breeding site is Antarctic

Chinstrap Penguin - 0.72 metres tall, 5 kg max weight, breeding site is Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

Gentoo Penguin - 0.76 metres tall, 6 kg max weight, breeding site is Antarctic region but the main colony is on the Falklands

King Penguin - 0.9 metres tall, 16 kg max weight, breeding site is sub-Antarctic islands

Macaroni Penguin - 0.71 metres tall, 6 kg max weight, breeding site is sub-Antarctic islands

Rockhopper Penguin - 0.58 metres tall, 4 kg max weight, breeding site is Antarctic islands with major colonies on the Falklands

Royal Penguin - 0.7 metres tall, 5.5 kg max weight, breeding site is Macquarie Island in the Pacific

Erect-crested Penguin - 0.6 metres tall, 4 kg max weight, breeding site is sub-Antarctic islands

Yellow-eyed Penguin - 0.79 metres tall, 6 kg max weight, breeding site is sub-Antarctic islands and New Zealand

A large piece of ice that covers land is called an Ice Sheet.

Good question...there are 6 months of light (Sept 22 - March 21) and then 6 months of darkness. So if you want to call 6 months of light the summer then there is your answer. In fact everyplace on earth receives exactly 6 months of light and 6 months of darkness although it is usually spread out throughout the year. Short days and long nights in winter and long days and short nights in summer, but a total of 6 months of each. Antarctica has all 6 months of light at the same time. From THEIR Vernal equinox to THEIR autumnal Equinox. This could be considered their summer hope it helps

Captain James Cook was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle on the 17th of January, 1773, and reached a latitude of 67 degrees 15 minutes S. It is not clear whether or not he actually set eyes on Antarctica since the ice pack prevented any further southward progress. In January, 1820, as a result of an earlier expedition where he was blown off course, the British Royal Navy sent William Smith as pilot with Edward Bransfield to search the waters south of the newly claimed South Shetland Islands. It is subsequently claimed that they are the first to see the Antarctic Peninsula. On the 27th of January, 1820, Russian, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, becomes the first person to see the Antarctic continent. In January,1821, Bellingshausen returns to the Antarctic and completes a circumnavigation of Antarctica being only the second explorer, after Cook, to do so. In February, American sealer John Davis arguably becomes the first person to land on the Antarctic continent. A Norwegian scientist immigrant to Australia, Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink (1864-1934), became the first man to set foot on the Antarctic when he stepped on to Cape Adare on the 24th of January, 1895. From 1894-95 he devoted his time to exploration of Antarctica. He attempted to reach the South Pole in 1897. During this expedition, he was the first to discover lichen in the Antarctic, and reached a latitude of 78 degrees 5 minutes S.

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Antarctica is too cold to support animal life, and there is no food chain there.

Every place on earth is dangerous -- if you're unprepared, unaware of your surroundings, and have lost or compromised your survival skills in some way.

Antarctica is known for being the highest, driest, darkest, coldest, iciest and windiest continent on Earth.

You may be thinking of Mt Erebus, an active volcano.

All waste generated on the continent -- including human waste from field camps -- is either burned on the continent, or sent back to the country that supports the research facility.
There is no way to prevent rubbish anywhere, but how it's handled can prevent it from polluting the geography where it's produced.

Tourists Want To Go To Antarctica For The Exhilerating Feeling Of The Fact Your Standing, On The Bottom of the Earth, tourists also would like to go to Antarctica For The Delicate Scenery of the Ice landscape, and the amazing environment.