Biggest Iceberg in the World
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1) One of the biggest icebergs ever broke of from the Ross Ice Shelf in 2000.
Antarctic Terrain
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2) Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and emptiest place on the Earth.
Click the picture to learn about penguins!
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3) Animals like the penguin have adapted to the cold.
4) There is no time zone.
5) During the summer, the South Pole gets little to no sunlight. During the winter, the South Pole gets up to 24 hours of sunlight.
Antarctic Plants
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6) Only a few small plants and insects can survive in Antarctica's interior.
7) Antarctica has about 90 percent of the world’s ice.
8) Scientists work on
all kinds of unique projects in Antarctica, including penguins, Antarctic cod
(they have a special antifreeze agent in their blood!), whales, seals, global
warming, climatology, meteorites, glaciology, astronomy, volcanoes, UV
radiation, and more. Scientists also study humans in Antarctica, doing research on how the human body adapts to cold and how the human mind and heart react to extreme isolation.
8) Scientists work on
all kinds of unique projects in Antarctica, including penguins, Antarctic cod
(they have a special antifreeze agent in their blood!), whales, seals, global
warming, climatology, meteorites, glaciology, astronomy, volcanoes, UV
radiation, and more. Scientists also study humans in Antarctica, doing research on how the human body adapts to cold and how the human mind and heart react to extreme isolation.
Antarctica
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9) The Antarctic Treaty created in 1959, protects this continent from harmful activities such as mining, nuclear testing, and promotes scientific research internationally.
10) Antarctica has no established government.