Antarctica

Sir ernest shackleton survived when his boat sank by jumping off the boat and collecting everthing they needed off the boat and sir ernest told his crew to get off the boat before it sank.

All scientific work done in Antarctica studies the health of planet earth. Research occurs here because this is a continent dedicated to science, and details are shared among governments representing 80% of the earth's population.

No. Antarctica is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, subscribed to by governments representing 80% of the population of planet earth.

A few of these countries make land claims on the continent, some of which overlap, and which are invalidated by the treaty. The treaty also disallows any future claims.

USA makes no territorial claims on the Antarctic continent.

Antarctica is not a country -- it is a continent without sovereignty. There is no native or permanent population there to develop social customs.

Generally, your answer depends on your Antarctic destination.

You can reach the continent by way of New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Argentina, even South Africa.

The quickest way to get from London to Antarctica would be to fly:

* London, UK - Hong Kong, China: 11.5-12.25 hours depending on the airline and aircraft There is usually about a 2 hour minimum stop in Hong Kong.

* Hong Kong, China - Auckland, New Zealand - Christchurch, New Zealand: 14-18 hours depending on the aircraft and on flight connection times from Auckland. * Christchurch, New Zealand - McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: 5 or 7-8 hours depending on the aircraft. Note that the flights to Antarctica require you to be wearing Antarctic Clothing. This is specialized clothing and is issued a few days before the flight so a few days are required in Christchurch before travelling on to Antarctica.

(The Antarctic Clothing issued will take up about 9kg of the 34kg baggage allowance per person allowed on this flight.)

Everywhere south of the Antarctic Circle, the landscape experiences at least one 24-hour period of no sunrise/ sunset annually.

At the northernmost Antarctic Peninsula, there may be a number of days without a sunrise/ sunset; at the South Pole, the sun rises about September 21 and sets about March 21.

No. Ninety-eight percent of the continent is covered with an ice sheet. In fact, the continent itself is inaccessible by water when the Southern Ocean freezes, between about February and November each year.

The South Pole may be surrounded by the continent of Antarctica, which in turn is surrounded by the Southern Ocean, and the nearest drop of water in that ocean is at least 750 miles distant from the Pole.

No penguins live permanently on the continent: penguins are sea birds that live at sea.

However, at least two types of penguins breed on Antarctica's beaches, the Emperor and the Adelie.

Above all answers, the most important one is that the amount of Penguins will become very less or mostly Extinct.

If Antarctica was destroyed, the temperature of the earth will rapidly rise and USA will have temperature of maybe 500 degrees F. The deserts would change into Fires and the water level will rise.......... and cities will be flooded.

the temperature of the surroundings will increase.If THE WHOLE antarctica is destroyed it shows that global warming is getting worst...

The only vegetation in Antarctica is grown from seeds and soil brought especially for the purpose. A greenhouse or similar structure is needed. When I was a Pole Station in 1963, We made an indoor enclosure of plexiglass about 2 ft wide, 4 ft long and 4 ft high. Set up light bulbs on a time switch. We grew a few vegetables, but not much.

Only 2 percent of fresh water is frozen in glaciers.

Snakes, and in fact all reptiles, are cold blooded. This means they can't independently increase or decrease their body temperature and need an external source (the sun, for example) to do so. This means Antarctica, with its polar climate, is way too cold for them to survive in. If they did live in Antarctica their blood would freeze up almost instantly. Also, there isn't a stable food source for snakes to survive on in Antarctica. This is why you won't find snakes, or indeed any type of reptile, in Antarctica.

Water is abundant by melting glacial ice or by desalinating sea water.

yes they do. there are leopard seals elephant seals and many other breeds

that's a hard question to answer but I'd say look at the closest city to hawaii like somewhere in the US to antarctica. sorry my answer is pathetic.

Your answer depends on your mode of transportation and your ultimate Antarctic destination.

If you are flying courtesy of the US Air Force in a C-5 cargo plane, and your destination is McMurdo Research Station, the flight time is about eight hours.

If you are traveling by ship, again, your destination and transport equipment will determine your travel time.

It is one of the most difficult places to live in. It is the most coldest place on earth so you can just about imagine how tough it is.

The most feared predator in Antarctic waters is the leopard seal. The orca whale is also feared.

There are no animals that live on the Antarctic continent: it's too cold and there is no food chain. Marine mammals and sea birds breed on Antarctica's beaches because there are no land-based predators.