PPT-An Introduction to Antarctica

httpwwwnasagovmissionpagesicebridgemultimediafall11antarcticaUSprthtm There are really two Antarcticas Antarctic Facts coldest windiest and most remote place on Earth mean annual temperature at 50 C 18 C in Arctic. By sienna smith. Humpback whale.. Emperor penguins and chick.. MAP. Amery ice shelf.. 62,620 kilometre. Halley . Research. Station.. . Southern ocean. .. Rothera. Research . Station.. Ross sea. This is the divided up Antarctic treaty chart of Antarctica.. The Last . Continent. (short text version). Copyright: . Material on these pages is copyright Paul Ward / CoolAntarctica.com or reproduced with permission from other copyright owners. It may be downloaded and printed for personal reference or public performance in an educational establishment as long as it is not for direct or indirect commercial use. It may be altered or modified, but not made publically available or transmitted to others in original or modified form without the written permission of Paul Ward / CoolAntarctica.com. . . Satellite view. Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, underlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctica region of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.. Grammar Toolkit. Ellipsis. Grammar Toolkit. Ellipsis. An ellipsis consists of three full-stops. . It . has two roles.. It shows . that words have been deleted from a direct quotation.. Salamanders. , . The Emperor penguin is the tallest and largest out f all other living penguins. These flightless animals live in the surroundings waters. . Habitat: . T. he emperor penguins live in colonies on ice in Antarctica. . Cody . McCann . and Arthur . Ryzak . Source: www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/sn_icexv/. Source: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/antarctica/5011121/. Overview. Antarctica. Basin. Treaty System. Ice Resources - Freshwater. March 2011. “As the last unspoilt wilderness on earth, Antarctica is currently protected by a treaty prohibiting drilling & mining until 2041. Decisions made by today’s youth will impact our entire planet’s ecosystem & the future of life on Earth”. Siachen. glacier. Kate Harris. kjharris@mit.edu|. . www.kateharris.ca. . Scientific . peacekeeping. NJ9842: . “Hence . north to the . glaciers”. Soldierly life at staggering heights. . Siachen. --less than 0.5% of continent is snow and ice-free. --Biodiversity very limited due to harsh conditions. --Clear differences between East Antarctica and the. . Antarctic Peninsula. What is a soil versus just dirt?. by Joe, Keith and Billy. Antarctica is the coldest place in the world. It has no mammals except for seals and whales. The survive because they have blubber.. Penguins survive because they huddle up in . Tourists love taking cruises into the arctic. Beautiful place to travel to. In November 2007, the M/S Explorer was traveling through ice near Antarctica. Suddenly, it hit an iceberg. Water began pouring in and passengers raced from their cabins. Today I will. :. Be able to describe the harsh conditions that explorers faced while on their journey to the South Pole. Write detailed and well written diary entries. Geography. Antarctica. Roald. Living in the Freezer. By . D. r Mark Norman. This . book is about what kinds of animals live . in Antarctica, what . their predators are, what they eat and where they migrate to. . S. ome are big, some are small. Most of them are ordinary and some are creepy.. It’s real. It’s us. It’s bad. But there’s hope. Tony . Leisowitz. (1/21/2018). Snowball Earth (700 million years ago). CO. 2. CO. 2. CO. 2. Antarctica in the Eocene period (65-35 million years ago).