(Argus) at 81° S, 77° E; Dome C at 75° S, 125° E; Dome Fuji at 77° S, 40° E; and Vostok station at 77° S, 104° E. Without itsice, however, Antarctica would probably average little more than about 1,500 feet. It would then consist of a far smaller continent (...
Icebreakers and aircraft now make access relatively easy, although still not without hazard in inclement conditions. In addition, many tourists have visited Antarctica, which has underscored the value of scenic resources in the continent’s economic development. The term Antarctic region refers to all...
On the map of the world, Antarctica is a land like no other. It has some of the most intense weather on Earth, and it is covered by an ice sheet that is over a mile thick in some places. The continent is surrounded by the Southern Ocean, which is home to a diverse range of mari...
Although it's buried by thick ice, there is land under Antarctica. There is therefore land under the South Pole. The same can't be said of the North Pole, which is located on the frozen ice of the Arctic Ocean. Antarctica Ice Sheet The ice that covers Antarctica is continually moving, ...
On first coming to Argentina, I was amused to find that every map of the country included a little pie-slice of Antarctica. Whether it was the bus map, the television weather forecast, or the Aerolineas Argentinas in-flight magazine, no map of Argentina was complete without the two dots ...
The Erebus glacier comes down the slopes of Mt. Erebusinto the sea off the coast of Ross Island as an 11-12 km long ice tongue. It is a serrated, blue-rimmed "knife" extending into the snow and ice-covered McMurdo Sound. The smooth white expanse is the frozen Southern Ocean.Photograph...
You can excuse the poor Antarctic fur seal for having such bad manners (they have been known to bite humans without provocation) but we did nearly hunt them into extinction. At one point, their total population was reduced to a few thousand. Antarctic fur seals were placed under protection ...
Depictions of a large southern landmass were common in maps such as the early sixteenth century Turkish Piri Reis map. Even in the late seventeenth century, after explorers had found that South America and Australia were not part of the fabled “Antarctica,” geographers believed that the ...
Their work near the South Pole means camping on the ice without showers or flushing toilets for seven weeks — but what we can learn about climate change there is essential to science. Dec 26, 2023 Scientists search for Antarctica's oldest ice Researchers from universities across the countr...
the cold oceanicwater massbelow 60° S with unique biological and physical characteristics. Early penetration of this Southern Ocean in the search forfur sealsled in 1820 to the discovery of the continent. Icebreakers and aircraft now make access relatively easy, although still not withouthazardin...