Antarctica

Depending on your Antarctica destination, and the route you choose, the number of miles can vary.

There is no commercial air service to anywhere on Antarctica. This means that you'll fly from London to New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Argentina or South Africa. From there, you will fly your private charter plane to your Antarctic destination.

People who work and live in Antarctica are fed by the governments who hire them.

There are no commercial restaurants per se on the Antarctic continent.

There are no rivers or lakes on Antarctica and therefore no waterfalls, the extreme cold freezes water. Antarctica is the highest, driest, windiest, coldest, cleanest, most isolated and most peaceful continent on earth.

list 5 countries that have research bases in atartica august 2011?

There are approximately 30 bases stationed in Antarctica. During the summer months, the population of Antarctica is roughly 4,000 people. However, during the winter months, this population total dips to near 1,000 total.

Antarctic tourism is strictly regulated and carefully monitored. It's tough to go there. I'm unaware of any number of animals intentionally or even accidentally killed, although I'd be surprised if the number were zero. Probably, "not many".

No. Everywhere on the Antarctic continent, there is at least one day with no sunrise. At its extreme, at the South Pole, there is only one sunrise each year.

The highest point in Antarctica is Vinson Massif at 4892m or 16,050ft.

There is no mining on the Antarctic continent: it is prohibited by the Antarctic Treaty.

Argentina and Chile are among the nation states that claim territory in Antarctica. You can read more about these claims, some of which overlap, below.

Some of the most beautiful places in Antarctica include the Antarctic Ocean, Blue Ice, Canada Glacier, and Mount Erebus. Canada Glacier is a small glacier flowing south-east into the northern side of Taylor Valley in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Mount Elbrus has two summits, both of which are dominant volcanic domes.

Practically, your chances of not being rescued should it be required in Antarctica are higher than those of being rescued.

Depending on where you are, a rescue team would be dispatched from the nearest scientific station -- if they knew you required rescuing. Otherwise, a search party would be sent from your research station if you did not report, or could not be found for about 12 hours. The search party would have to guess about where you could be.

Generally, tinned and preserved food was taken on expeditions. Primarily, the food was pemmican -- a 50/50 mix of meat and lard, required because burning calories is the expense of exploration in this extreme environment.

In summer generally, there are 24 hours of daylight; in winter there are generally zero hours of daylight.

The continent of Antarctica covers about 10% of the earth's surface. It is about as large as USA and Mexico, combined.

The thickest part of the Antarctic ice sheet is around the South Pole and is has been measured to be in excess of 15,000 feet.

Both Wilkes Land and Queen Maud Land may have southern extents into the thickest part of the ice sheet.

yes, but there is some debate about whether is should not be a world park because it have very mineral rich soil underneath, which we now have the technology to get. This however, would make it a waste tip, so at the moment it's staying as a world park.

Polar bears do not live in the Southern Hemisphere, and thus do not live in Antarctica. Polar bears live around the Arctic Circle and the "polar bear nations" they can be found in are the United States, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Denmark, and Norway.
No

Every research station has 'facilities' -- and their use is reserved for the temporary workers and scientists assigned to the station.

There are no commercial facilities on the continent.

Yes! It was. It was also apart of Greenland long ago.

Because the continent is covered with an ice sheet, all lakes are sub-glacial. Theories are that these lakes are caused by the warmth of the Earth's core, because the liquid water is so deep beneath the ice sheet.

Not all sub-glacial lakes have been 'discovered' in Antarctica, but to date, about 400 have been identified. The largest found to date is Lake Vostok, which measures about 6,058 mi² in area, with a surface elevation of -1,640'. It is about 155.3 miles long, 31.07 miles wide and about 1,129' deep. It also has its very own island. These statistics are from its Wikipedia page.

Another lake, Lake Willians, measures about 60² Km in area, but is only about two metres deep, according to Nature. It is only 800 M below the surface of the ice sheet.

No. Walrus' natural habitats are located exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere.

In Antarctica, people eat foods that are brought onto the continent by their government support organizations. Since the extreme cold environment requires higher caloric intake, more carbohydrates are generally consumed.