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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.
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What would happen if tourism was banned from Antarctica?
there wouldn't be any tourists in Antarctica
Who would rescue tourists if they were ill on antarctica?
Tour operators usually bring medical experts with them on cruises. As required, the tour operator would call on whatever search and rescue resources are closest in the event a tourist requires a med-evac back to civilization.
What would happen if tourists overpopulate Antarctica?
Commercial tour operators are limited in the numbers of people it can bring to Antarctica during any one season, so overpopulation by tourists doesn't appear to be a threat.
If you did not feel confident to carry out rescue breaths on a non - breathing patient what action would you have while waiting for the emergency services to arrive?
If I did not feel confident to carry out rescue breaths on a non - breathing patient I would start chest compressions until the emergency services arrived.
What obstacles would somebody face if they wanted to go to Antarctica?
'Going to Antarctica' is not an easy task, since there is no commercial transportation service to, or any hospitality service there or any casual facilities for tourists on the continent.
Where would people go if they visit antarctica?
Visitors to Antarctica -- generally tourists -- arrive in boats and visit beaches. The most accessible are the beaches in the Antarctic Peninsula, but there are tours to other sea-side destinations.
Why are tourists attracted to Antarctica?
Tourists Want To Go To Antarctica For The Exhilerating Feeling Of The Fact Your Standing, On The Bottom of the Earth, tourists also would like to go to Antarctica For The Delicate Scenery of the Ice landscape, and the amazing environment.
What would one use an EPIRB used for?
Emergency positioning indicating radio beacons are used during emergencies. It is used to alert search and rescue services in the event of an emergency
Would it affect antarctica animals if people went there?
There are no animals on the Antarctic continent, except the sea birds and sea mammals that visit its beaches to breed. People live and work, temporarily on the continent, and tourists visit Antarctica today.
What problems could tourism bring to Antarctica?
Antarctica is realatively untouched by human activity. Bringing tourism to Antarctica would in time cause damage to Antarctica. To support tourism (besides cruise ships) facilities would have to be constructed thereby damaging the environment. Humans cause pollution which would damage the environment and kill wildlife.
What are the concerns of too many tourists in Antarctica?
there is no concerns Not everyone would agree with this. People tramping around and maybe infecting the penguins with some disease are some of the issues.
How people would get to Antarctica?
People get to Antarctica on ships or by air. Commercially, however, only cruise ships carry tourists and travelers. You could charter an airplane to take you there, but there are no accommodations and no re-fueling stations for your aircraft. In order to get to Antarctica otherwise, one must have a job, working for a government in support of science.
