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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The Hilpanay Mountains, Plapanop Iceberg and Ginger Valley
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It's simple, really. Many countries want the minerals that are found underneath the surface, others may want to buy the land off...
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There are many reasons why people visit Antarctica, but its mainly because of scientific research. Some others are: In 50 or 60...
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because it creates jobs and money for people! d'uh! lolz
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I think because the arctic is in the opposite direction of the sun. (Like the sun is north and the arctic is south.)
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The air is to cold for rain, it causes rain to come down as snow instead.
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The Antarctic environment is unique on the planet. It is not only the coldest, driest, windiest, highest and most uninhabited...
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No, Antarctica is not a country itself, it is divided up and claimed by other countries such as Denmark, Britain, Frace,...
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The study of Antarctica is useful tous because the more we know about antarctica, the better we can protect it. We can also look...
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There are actually twelve articles to the Antarctic Treaty: Article 1 - area to be used for peaceful purposes only; military...
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Temperatures in Antarctica can reach a maximum of between 5°C (41°F) and 15°C (59°F) near the coast in summer (October to...
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Under the Antarctic Treaty, there can be no mining or mineral exploration in the Antarctic. The only commercial activity allowed...
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Antarctica is the driest continent on Earth, an average of less than 150mm (15cm) of rain falls per year. Antarctica is a desert,...
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Antarctica. Several countries lay claims to it, but no one can actually settle there for their life. You can go for months at a...
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There is an approximate world population of 4.5 million.
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The treaty protects Antarctica's sovereignty, though legally it has none, the treaty prevents countries from actually annexing...
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Because theres many fishes there
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The seas around Antarctica are now generally referred to as the "Southern Ocean" whereas previously they were assigned to the...
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There are several ways to do so safely. Electronic bank transfers are possibly the safest.
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Surviving Antarctica takes place in the year 2083 in a television crazed country of America. The Secretary of "Entertainment" is...
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9096 miles (14637 kilometers)
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Nobody lives in Anatatica. But scientists go their to do research!! :)
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nita ionel viorel pentru America
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As ordered: a link to a picture showing the 7 continents is in the related links section below.
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Antarctica is the driest continent on earth, with an average humidity of less than five percent. It is also the driest desert on...
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There are no Eskimos in Antarctica only in the Arctic.
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Antarctica has already been experiencing warming, though not as much as in some other parts of the world. It is generally losing...
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Taking an icebreaker ship to Antarctica is an advantage. You have a quick form of transport, and if you get stuck in ice, the...
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Chlorofluorocarbon gases (CFCs) take six or seven years to move up to the stratosphere and the winds spread them all round the...
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You can go in November, December, early February, mid February and March.
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The lowest temperature recorded in Antarctica was -89C at Vostok, a Russian station.
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Yes, snakes are cold blooded so if you released it in antarctica it would be too cold and it wouldn't have the energy to move.
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Because it's really cold, of course. Further information The question is valid as, compared to the Arctic regions, the...
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No plants! It's just snow and ice in Antarctica and you need soil to grow and make plants.
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Because the sun hits the poles (Antarctica, the Arctic) at an indirect angle, therefore not heating it up enough to melt the ice.
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The continent of Antarctica is located south of 60 degrees South Latitude, the far southern portion of the planet earth. The...
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Rough numbers there are about 4000 that live in the area.
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Due to the inclination of the earth's axis of rotation, regions nearest to one pole experience continuous day for some months,...
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The highest Antarctic peak is Mount Vinson, which is part of the Vinson Massif at 4,892 metres or 16,050 feet. The highest...
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Well they'll face the freezing cold temperatures.....which is at -25 degree {c} throughout the year....!
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Water content
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The first person born on Antarctica was Emilio Marcos Palma, born on January 7, 1978 to Argentine parents at Esperanza, Hope Bay,...
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No. Antarctica is one place - a continent. No people live in Antarctica, so it cannot be developing.
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 14.6°C (58.3°F) in two places, Hope Bay and Vanda Station, on January...
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There are no native peoples in the Antarctic, only scientists and people who work in support of research there. This does include...
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There are a great many mountains in Antarctica many of them mostly buried by ice. The highest Antarctic peak is Vinson Massif at...
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in September, the Sun rises, and then doesn't set again until March.With that much daylight, we can work pretty much all the...
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the ross ice shelf and vinson massif mountain
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Because people live in scientific stations, they would eat foods transported in from their native countries or the nearby country...
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Yes there is summer in Antarctica. It lasts approximately 6 months, with 4 of those months, beginning the third week of October,...
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Probably because the ice, forms, making a larger land mass.
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AnswerSnowshoe, snowmobile, snowcat, air craft, and ships, sled and walking.
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To see how fast it is blowing you silly goose:)
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Generally very little because it is so cold and dry. Most of Antarctica is far from any water as a source of moisture....
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Because Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is little precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest...
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Average temperature: The average temperature in Antarctica is -50°C (-58°F). Annual rainfall: It does not rain in Antarctica...
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The highest wind speed recorded in Antarctica is 5meters per second 89 meters per second or 198.8 mph according to other data on...
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well see it depends.. if we Indian reach there.. wid our cars.. we will do it.. on left side.. and if bloody Americans did. they...
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Antarctica's best natural resource is the platform it presents to scientists to study the health of planet earth. It is, after...
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Protect antarctica
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Protect the environment
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Rain forests require some warmth and a lot of rain. Antarctica has neither. It is far too cold, and in fact only receives a small...
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Antarctica does not have a Continental Divide.
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5865kms. http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=6078
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Sunbathe in a bikini Go for a walk in a forest Build sandcastles
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Scientists have long observed that some insects, fish, bacteria, fungi and other organisms can survive extremely frigid...
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Some of the types are seeing types of micro- organisms that survive the weather or plants that survive. they are finding out how...
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usually people near the equator will wear lighter or less clothing because it is so hot, and people in antarctica tend to wear...
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6 months of total darkness, and 6 months of total daylight. because its far away from the sun, there is hardly any even in the...
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Antarctica is the coldest, highest and driest place on the place of the planet, it also occupies 9% of the earth. The dry valley...
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Antarctica has no cities, permanent residents, government, or capital.There are no countries on Antarctica and no permanent...
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Fossil fuels, coal and oil won't be found in Antarctica, because The Antarctic Treaty bans drilling or mineral exploration.
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The poles of the earth are so cold that Antarctica was frozen over by ice. To better explain it, try imagining 2 layers, on top...
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Mawson Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). It is named after the...
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YES!!! Penguins live in antarctica, whales, and seals. There are many more. But, penguins eat krill, whales eat krill. well...
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There are around 45 species of birds which live in and around the coastline and the waters of the Antarctic. There are four...
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Answersome people believe that in 1840 Frenchman Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville became the first person to set foot on...
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Mikhail Lazarev and Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820.
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The main natural resources present in Antarctica are coal, particularly across the Trans-Atlantic Mountains, and iron ore. The...
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They speak English, French, and Norwegian. Other languages are spoken there as well, as visitors arrive from other countries....
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Penguins, terns, leopard seals, hooded seals, orcas, several species of baleen whales. For a frigid desert, it has a pretty...
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PlantsThe extreme conditions make Antarctica a habitat in which only the hardiest can survive. Very few species have been...
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Well, you see, the thing is, you can't. I don't have a clue why you'd want to, unless you were trying to communicate with...
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People can improve Antarctica's enviroment by not having oil ships.
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there's no age requirement set on persons traveling to Antarctica. At the most I would think that if you were going to Antarctica...
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The Antarctic Treaty came into force on http://wiki.answers.com/wiki/June_23 http://wiki.answers.com/wiki/1961 after ratification...
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Captain Thaddeus Bellingshausen from Russia on January 27th 1820. Captain John Davis was one of the first people to set foot on...
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Antarctica - 150.7 trillion square feet of total area.
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Sir Douglas Mawson assisted the discovery of Antartica. He helped by navigating and mapping the area of the South Pole.
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