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Antarctica By: Robby, Graciela, and Alex
Where is Antarctica located? l Located
on the southern latitudes of the Earth, Antarctica is home to the South Pole.
lA
map of Antarctica reveals this continent to be surrounded by the Southern Ocean and divided in half by the Transantarctic Mountains.
l Being
the coldest, driest and windiest on average of all the continents, Antarctica does not have any permanent human residents
Climate… l The
climate of Antarctica is the coldest on earth, the lowest temperature ever recorded on earth being -128.6!
l It
is also extremely dry, with an average of only 6.5 inches of precipitation per year.
l Most
of Antarctica has an ice cap climate.
Waterways. l Because
Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation.
l it l l
has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent.
People… l About
1000 in the winter and like 4000 in the summer.
l They
all have to always wear warm clothing because the weather is always cold through out the whole year.
l Not l
many people live there but people do go to visit.
Economy…. l No
economic activity is conducted at present in Antarctica, except for fishing off the coast and small-scaled tourism, both based abroad.
l
Facts about Antarctica l Antarctica
is one and a half times the size of the United
States. l The
temperature in Antarctica almost always remains below freezing.
l Antarctica
Earth.
l No
holds roughly one third of all the fresh water on
trees grow on Antarctica.
l Antarctica
is the highest, driest, windiest, emptiest, coldest place on earth.
One interesting fact… lThe
seasons in Antarctica are the opposite of the seasons in the Northern hemisphere--summer is October through February. Winter is March through September.
Animals in Antarctica…
Pictures..
Video… l http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poKX6OnehTc l
Where is Antarctica located? l Located
on the southern latitudes of the Earth, Antarctica is home to the South Pole.
lA
map of Antarctica reveals this continent to be surrounded by the Southern Ocean and divided in half by the Transantarctic Mountains.
l Being
the coldest, driest and windiest on average of all the continents, Antarctica does not have any permanent human residents
Climate… l The
climate of Antarctica is the coldest on earth, the lowest temperature ever recorded on earth being -128.6!
l It
is also extremely dry, with an average of only 6.5 inches of precipitation per year.
l Most
of Antarctica has an ice cap climate.
Waterways. l Because
Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation.
l it l l
has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent.
People… l About
1000 in the winter and like 4000 in the summer.
l They
all have to always wear warm clothing because the weather is always cold through out the whole year.
l Not l
many people live there but people do go to visit.
Economy…. l No
economic activity is conducted at present in Antarctica, except for fishing off the coast and small-scaled tourism, both based abroad.
l
Facts about Antarctica l Antarctica
is one and a half times the size of the United
States. l The
temperature in Antarctica almost always remains below freezing.
l Antarctica
Earth.
l No
holds roughly one third of all the fresh water on
trees grow on Antarctica.
l Antarctica
is the highest, driest, windiest, emptiest, coldest place on earth.
One interesting fact… lThe
seasons in Antarctica are the opposite of the seasons in the Northern hemisphere--summer is October through February. Winter is March through September.
Animals in Antarctica…
Pictures..
Video… l http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poKX6OnehTc l
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