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Antarctica
Antarctica is an uninhabited continent dedicated to science and governed by The Antarctic Treaty. As questions about the highest, driest, windiest, iciest, darkest continent on earth.
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What are some abiotic factors of the Arctic tundra?
some abiotic factors of the arctic are permafrost, strong winds, poor soil, long winters and short summers.
Which hemisphere is antarctica not in?
Antarctica is in the Southern Hemisphere, not the Northern Hemisphere. As well, parts of it are in the Eastern and parts in the Western Hemisphere.
Antarctica is located in three hemispheres: Southern, Eastern and Western.
Southern, eastern and western hemispheres.
What is the government structure of Antarctica?
There are no countries on Antarctica and no permanent population. Many countries support scientific research stations on Antarctica, which is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, as is all of planet Earth south of 60 degrees S.
What are the people called who come from antarctica?
There is no native people of Antarctica. As far as anyone knows there never has been either.
The only people that do spend any time in Antarctica tend to be scientists and researchers. There's an international treaty that reserves the Antarctic for the use of peace, science and such - it works in much the same way that no country can claim outer space or the planets.
There are three seas and one lake.
Mediterranean Sea (this is the most important sea for Israel, because it serves as an easy sea-road to Europe.
Red Sea (This name is historic, but does not refer to blood or something red. This sea is very beautiful; and Israel uses this sea to transport oil mostly).
Dead Sea (it is called that because there is no life in it, no fish or crabs, because of its extreme saltiness).
And the Kinnereth lake (which provides one-third of domestic water-usage in Israel).
Should we build a hotel in antarctica?
Antarctica is not a tourist destination in the traditional sense. It has no tourist facilities, hotels or airports. A few airlines fly over Antarctica to show you the sights, then fly back to where they came from without landing. At least one company runs mountain climbing expeditions, but they make it clear that you need to be experienced and capable and fit enough to endure the rigours or polar mountaineering. Unless you are engaged in some sort of research with a large government grant, you really have no business being there.
No, there is no commerce in Antarctica.
Why is Antarctica called the White Continent?
Arctic is the term for the north pole ice. The north polar regions are called the Arctic, a word that supposedly descends from a Greek word for "bear;" the extreme north was the region of the North Star, and the constellations of and near the North Star are the Great Bear and the Little Bear.
The south polar regions are "anti-arctic," that is, as far away from the arctic as you can get. Therefore, Antarctic. Antarctica means Land of the Antarctic.
The name Antarctica comes from the Greek antarktikos (ανταÏκτικός), meaning "opposite to the Arctic."
Antarctica is the opposite pole from the Arctic. Thus anti-arctic is the basis for Antarctica's name.
What sharks are in Antarctica?
Only two types of sharks:the basking shark who live from island to south Africa.The another shark was the Greenland shark,who lives from Greenland to island.Rarely,the Greenland shark was also founded in Antarctica and Argentina.
Is there sunlight in Antarctica?
Yes.
There are clouds over Antarctica that are only seen at the poles: nacreous clouds. You can read more using the link, below.Of course, there are more common clouds over Antarctica, too, that can be seen most everywhere on earth.
No single country manages antarctice. Many countries own proportions of it.
Antarctica and all of planet earth, south of 60 degrees South Latitude is governed by The Antarctic Treaty.
Although many countries 'claim territory' on the Antarctic continent, the treaty does not affirm, recognize or deny these claims.
As to the management of the continent, that task is mostly left up to Mother Nature.
Read more, below.
Is Antarctica closer to Africa or Australia?
The southern most tip of South America is the nearest major land mass to Antarctica.
What is the area of Antarctica in km?
Antarctica is a continent located in Antarctic Circle and approximately centered on the South Pole of the planet Earth.
Antarctica has two major regions: Western Antarctica consisting of mountainous archipelago that includes the Antarctic Peninsula, and Eastern Antarctica which is geologically known as continental shield.
Why is Antarctica called 'the home of the wind'?
Antarctica is the windiest place on earth. The average windspeed is 67km/h (44mph) and the highest windspeed recorded is 320kmh( 198.8 mph). Violent katabatic winds are common. These are caused by heavy cold air falling towards the ocean and gathering speed. Air at Pole is slower, but with a severe wind chill factor.
The wind blows in Antarctica all of the time, based on the nature of katabatic winds that flow downhill from the height of the polar plateau, coupled with the spin of the Earth, which is notable in polar regions.
What do researchers in Antarctica do?
Ice is very useful for experiments. Since Antarctica has so much ice and it costs nothing to maintain it it would seem ideal. The experiments are really classified in two ways: either the scientists want to look at what is in the ice itself (e.g. carbon dioxide content of ice cores) or they want to use the ice as a medium for experiments, most of which are related to cosmic radiation. Select few particles muon are produced on Earth only when neutrinos collide under the ice.
How did the krill adapt to Antarctica?
Phytoplankton live in the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica, and this is their natural habitat. In the Southern Ocean -- and in other large ocean areas, their survival on minerals and photosynthesis is limited by their access to iron.
They do, however, survive in the Southern Ocean and form the base of the short food chain there.
Remember, liquid water is always warmer than the ambient air in Antarctica.
No. Antarctica is too cold to support any species of owls. In addition, because no land mammals can live there, owls would not have the food they need to survive.
How much land is in antarctica?
Antarctica is a continent of approximately 14,000,000 sq km about 99% of which is covered in ice.
Why are krill so abundant in antarctica?
Krill, Euphausia superba, is a sea creature that forms the base of the short food chain in the Southern Ocean that surrounds the Antarctic continent.
No animals live on the continent, but many sea birds and sea mammals visit its beaches to breed. Their only source of food is in the ocean.
How much continents are there in Antarctica?
None. It is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
Antarctica is a continent surrounded by the Southern Ocean. No other continents border Antarctica.
You can think of Antarctica as a Very Fat, round-topped, rugged-edged, comma-shape with a short tail that points toward South America.
You can see its shape on a world globe, because flat geography maps do not show you its shape, unless it's an Antarctic map.
Name all the animals in Antarctica?
There are many animals in Antarctica such as; various types of penguins, (Emperor Penguins, Gentoo Penguins, Rockhopper Penguins and others) Petrels, ( Skua, Antarctic Tern, Sheathbill and others.) seals and whales including the Orca or Killer Whale. Polar Bears are NOT from Antarctica, they're from the Arctic (North Pole) not the South.
What is Antarctica is covered by ice?
Yes. Antarctica is a continent of approximately 14,000,000 sq km. The Antarctic Ice Sheet consists of about 13.72 million sq km of permanent ice up to over 4 km thick and representing 90% of the world's ice.
Is the Antarctic Desert the coldest desert in the world?
Antarctica is the largest and coldest desert in the world.
