PPT-Antarctica

The Last Continent short text version Copyright Material on these pages is copyright Paul Ward CoolAntarcticacom 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 CoolAntarcticacom . The world within the ice . Written by Elijah Fraser. map. Larson C ice shelf. 48,600km2 . Davis station.. Australia. Dumont D’ Urville station.. France. Weddell sea. Indian Ocean. Australian territory. . 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.. Maggie Johnson. Antarctica is located at the south pole.. Feb.-Nov.-is the summer.. The coldest ever is -129 degree F Or-89 degree C!. Winter temperatures go down to-120 degree F.. Just the Facts. The sea ice can reach 1,000 miles from Antarctica.. 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. . SCAGI . progress since 2009 Amsterdam meeting. Adrian . Fox. - Antarctic . Digital Database (ADD. ). - Place-names . and Composite Gazetteer of . Antarctica. - Historic . aerial . photography. - Coastal . 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”. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/icebridge/multimedia/fall11/antarctica-US_prt.htm. 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). Territorial Disputes in Antarctica an be traced to the first formal claim made. b. y Great Britain in 1908. It began when W. S. Bruce let a Scottish National Antarctic Expedition to . Laurie Island in the South Orkneys in 1902-1904. Siachen. glacier. Kate Harris. kjharris@mit.edu|. . www.kateharris.ca. . Scientific . peacekeeping. NJ9842: . “Hence . north to the . glaciers”. Soldierly life at staggering heights. . Siachen. 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 . Sunlight and. photosynthesis. Abyssal plain. Marine life receives a gradient of light from the surface. . through the photic zone, much absorbed. Sea ice complicates this in winter, reduces light penetration. Economic & Political Characteristics of Australia, the Pacific Islands and Antarctica Francisci WG.4 Isolation Australia, the Pacific Islands and Antarctica are isolated 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).