Antarctica

It doesn't matter!We are not allowed to mine any of the resources under Antarctica. However if we were, we would find around 450 million barrels of oil just to start. There would also be some gold, silver, titanium..

Antarctica is larger than Europe.

Antarctica - 14,000,000 sq km (island continent)

Europe - 9,940,000 sq km

Antarctica is larger than Europe, it is known as the white continent not the island continent. It is about 4,060,000 sq. km larger than Europe. While Europe along with Asia is known as eurasia, as it is only separated from Asia by the ural mountains, ural river and Caspian sea.

The continent of Antarctica makes up the land mass. The Antarctic region includes sub-Antarctic islands and the Southern Ocean.

they probabaly didn't know about it.

No one lives full time on that continent. It is far to cold. The people that visit it though are repoters, photographers and sciemtists, there to study the land the temp the animals and other things.

yes of course it is stupid, unless you count the parts that are ice shelves

1st answer: There aren't cities like we normally have, but there are around 60 research stations. Some of these are permanent, and others are temporarily set up in the summer months.

2nd answer: There are no countries or cities on Antarctica and no permanent population. Many countries have scientific research stations on Antarctica.

3rd answer: There are no cities in Antarctica. There are some research stations down there but the area is barely hospitable. The main group of people there are scientists but their permanent residency is always in another country.

4th answer: No. Nor are there any states, city or nation-states, counties or established civilian living enclaves. Antarctica is a continent dedicated to science and is managed under the Antarctic Treaty.

Tourism in Antarctica can educate people into what they can be doing back home to reduce their effect on the environment because instead of just telling people what they are doing, they can show them.

THE ADVANTAGES ARE--------------

IT HAS PROVIDED 20 PERCENT AND MORE JOBS TO MALDIVIANS.

IT IS PROVIDING FOREIGN CURRENCY,

SOME EARLY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES LIKE HANDICRAFTS GAINED IMPORTANCE.

COUNTRY HAS BECOME WELL KNOWN IN GLOBAL DUE TO TOURISM INDUSTRY.

DISADVANTAGES ARE----

MIXING OF CULTURE OR ADAPTATION OF WESTERN CULTURE,

COPYING FOREIGN HABITS AND WAY OF LIVING,

AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT LIKE GROUND AND SEA POLLUTION

MANY PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR TRADITIONAL ACTIVITY FISHING AND JOINED TOURISM.

THANKS,

ARNAB KUMAR ARVIND GANGULY.

29-9-2008,MALE',MALDIVES

There are no land animals on Antarctica.

The only danger to the sea life in the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica is the natural danger afforded in any animal that is part of any food chain.

July is one of the sunrise-less months and the temperature can dip below 100 degrees F. Add the constant wind to that temperature and you can understand why Antarctica is the coldest, darkest, windiest continent on earth.

Depending on the work, the location and the time of year, a scientist may sleep in a dorm or a tent, eat in a cafeteria or a mess tent, and otherwise spend time in a lab or out of doors in a field camp site.

The Sahara is the largest desert outside of Antarctica.

No. Traffic to and from Antarctica is limited to seasons when there is no ice surrounding the continent -- for ships, and when it is not so cold as to freeze fuel and hydraulic systems in aircraft.

The highest Antarctic peak is Vinson Massif at 5,140 metres.

The second highest Antarctic peak is Mount Tyree at 4,852 metres.

The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest in the world with about 13.72 million sq km of permanent ice representing about 90% of the worlds ice and is over 4 km thick in places.

No. Fish do not live on continents.

This is an animal that prefers warmer water than can be found in the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica.

Birds that breed in Antarctica in sub-zero, extreme cold temperatures have adaptive behaviours to insure the preservation of their species.

For example, King and Emperor Penguin females lay their eggs and immediately scoop them up and position them on the tops of their webbed feet and flop their belly fat over the eggs to keep them warm.

After laying the eggs, and when the males return from feeding in the ocean waters, the males find their mates, and the egg is transferred to the tops of the males' webbed feet, where they flop their belly fat over the eggs.

Then, the males huddle in creches and move together slowly with their backs to the wind, to survive and warm the eggs enough to hatch.

After they hatch, the females return, fully regained of their pre-birth weights, and take over the chicks. The males are then free to eat after many months of hatching work.

You can see a photo, below, of a King Penguin creche protecting their chicks from the extreme cold, until the chicks' molts are complete and they can take to the water and feed themselves.

Generally, December 25 is the name of the day. Some temporary workers and scientists there may also call it 'Christmas'.

You need a map that centers on the South Pole, with Antarctica at its center.

Depending on what you want to explore, you can find an atlas -- flat map, or a globe that shows the curvature of the planet, or you may be able to find sonar or other types of sub-ice maps that may reveal what you want.

Australia is much closer to the South Pole than the North Pole.

All food consumed on every research station and field camp is imported by the government that supports that scientific work. Food is available there which is familiar to the culture of the supporting country.

Exceptions may be produce that is grown using hydroponic technologies. These foods include lettuce, tomatoes, spices and edible flowers. All food grown this way must be consumed on the continent, per the Antarctic Treaty.