Antarctica

The main source of food in Antarctica, i have found through a lot of research, is in fact krill for whales, but other food sources include penguins and seals. Because Antarctica's wildlife includes whales, seals, birds, fish, squid, penguins, and shrimp like animals like shrimp and krill.

Antarctica is not split up. Earth, south of 60 degrees South latitude, is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, which includes Antarctica.

Antarctica is a continent of approximately 5.4 million square miles.

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The air in Antarctica is the same as air all over the world, except that it contains no particulate.

This means that your ability to judge distances is always 'fooled': objects in the distance are much farther away than you think they are. This is because you've learned to judge distances with particulate in the air, so in an environment without particulate, you need to learn to judge distances all over again.

It's also very cold air. Usually when walking around it's a good idea to wear a balaclava over your mouth and nose, to warm the air a little before you take it into your lungs.

Expeditioning is recreation, if you consider it such.

Also, there's penguin watching, and photography of the natural world, and of course when it's dark, the aurora to watch.


Individual countries, however, limit travel outside the scientific stations, and severely limit 'recreation' simply because there are no hospitals within thousands of miles/ kilometers.


If you go on a tour boat, your access to recreation may be limited to what's available aboard the boat.


There are no commercial, recreational facilities on Antarctica, because it is a continent dedicated to science.

Yes.

Given the extremely low temperatures in Antarctica coupled with the constant wind, the wind chill factor can be -75F to -125F below zero.

It's prudent to wear protective covers over your face and wear glacier glasses when outdoors, in order to prevent freezing the liquid in your eyeballs.

And in very extreme cold weather, never stay outdoors for long stretches.

The arctic tundra is in the north of Greenland but the south of the north pole. It is very cold there and if you are not prepared you could died in 20 mins. You have to wear mittens not gloves because your fingers will fall off otherwise

If there is oil, it will never be drilled for. Antarctica is too cold to support any extraction.

In addition, extraction of the continent's natural resources is prohibited by The Antarctic Treaty, which dedicates the earth south of 60 degrees South Latitude to the pursuit of science.

Average humidity on the Antarctic continent is about five percent, qualifying the continent as a desert. It is the driest continent on earth.

Your answer depends on what is being measured. Scientists and those who work there temporarily in support of science have access to the latest technologies that can operate in this extreme environment.

During the winter, the Southern Ocean freezes over around the coast of Antarctica, which it surrounds.

Ninety-eight percent of the continent is covered with an ice sheet. In winter, these two merge, essentially doubling the size of the continent with this expansion.

Vertically, the increase in the depth of ice on the ice sheet varies, depending on where you are on the continent. The depth increases through the addition of ice, not through its expansion.

There has never been any mining in Antarctica.

The Madrid Protocol, which bans mining in Antarctica, is part of the Antarctic Treaty; it was signed in 1991 by the parties that signed the Antarctic Treaty. It is due for review in 2041.

At the South Pole, it is desert, with almost no precipitation. The sun rises and sets once each year, meaning sun 24/7 for six months and no sun 24/7 for six months. It's windy enough to add about eight inches per year to the ice sheet. The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research station there is supported by the United States.

Another inland station, Vostok, the coldest temperature on earth was recorded in the 1980s. Vostok is supported by the Russian government.

According to Wikipedia:

"The northernmost extremity of the Antarctic mainland (without nearshore islands) is Prime Head, at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula at 63°12′48″S 57°18′08″W. "

Directly then, every latitude line between 63° and 90° South Latitude is covered by the Antarctic continent.

There is no government in Antarctica because the continent does not belong to any country.

Several countries claim territorial rights to portions of Antarctica, but any scientists who go to these territories are governed by their own home countries, and come under those laws, as well as the international laws that protect the Antarctic.

The only land animal that exists on Antarctica is the tiny wingless midge. It is about 12mm long (1.2cm) and it looks a bit like a fly.

It is too cold for anything else to live on Antarctica permanently. The birds and other marine animals that come to the Antarctic continent do not spend their whole life here.

Although there are not many animals on land, there are however plenty in the sea.

The animals in the sea have adaptations that make them strong enough to withstand the extremely cold temperatures of the Antarctic region.

The penguin is the only bird that lives permanently in the Antarctic region. It is also flightless.There are four species of penguins which live at Antarctica: Adelie, Emperor, Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins.

There are no tourist accommodations on the continent.

Temporary workers sleep in dorms or tents, eat in cafeterias and work in work centers.

look it up people i dont know dont come here evr agin for research

from: the unknow person

It takes 30 hours to get to Australia, and Antarctica is slightly further away, so I would estimate the figure to be around 40 hours.