What do you already know about the Antarctic?

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What do you already know about the Antarctic?

Polar Region The Antarctic is a polar region, around the South Pole. It is opposite the Arctic region, which is around the North Pole, on the other side of the earth. North Pole South Pole

Antarctic Region The Antarctic covers the continent of Antarctica and some ice shelves and islands in the Southern Ocean. Theses islands include Scott Island, the South Orkney Islands, Balleny Islands, South Shetland Islands and many more!

Antarctic Region Most of the land is covered all the time by snow and ice. Only 1% of the land is showing! There are icebergs in the Southern Ocean. Icebergs are pieces of ice which have broken off and are floating in the ocean. Antarctica is the coldest continent on earth! The world’s coldest temperature ever recorded was in the Antarctic. It reached -94.7°C in 1983!

Can you think of any animals that live in the Antarctic?

Antarctic Animals emperor penguin seal

Antarctic Animals albatross South Georgia pipit

Antarctic Animals Antarctic petrel orca (killer whale) Photo courtesy of kenaifjordsnps(@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution

Antarctic Animals Antarctic icefish Antarctic toothfish Photo courtesy of ideonexus, Pcziko (@wikimediacommons.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution

Antarctic Animals squid Antarctic krill Photo courtesy of Hans Hillewaert, By Krill666 (@wikimediacommons.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution

Land Animals Belgica antarctica (a midge without wings, only 1.3cm long) Did you know…? Antarctica is the only continent in the world with no native species of ant. Photo courtesy of Tasteofcrayons (@wikimediacommons.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution

What Grows in the Antarctic? There are two types of flowering plant: Antarctic hair grass Antarctic pearlwort There are also types of lichens, mosses, macrofungi and liverworts. Photo courtesy of Lomvi2 (@wikimediacommons.com) and zharkikh (@flikr.com)- granted under creative commons licence – attribution

Do People Live in the Antarctic? No one has their permanent home in the Antarctic. Only scientists and other people working at research stations stay there. There are icebergs in the Southern Ocean. Icebergs are pieces of ice which have broken off and are floating in the ocean. Photo courtesy of Lomvi2 (@wikimediacommons.com) and zharkikh (@flikr.com)- granted under creative commons licence – attribution

What Do Scientists Do There? Scientists work in Antarctica to discover new things, measure and test the ice, monitor the effects of global warming, research light, study animals and lots more.

Would you like to visit the Antarctic?