The climate in Antarctica is
extremely cold and
dry. Temperature in the
Summer ranges from -20°C to 9°C, and in
the winter from -60°C to -10°C.
All the precipitation in
Antarctica is snow, and
ranges around 50-100
millimeters of water each
year.
Go extreme or go home! If you want to see
the light of day do not come to Antarctica in
winter the sun
does not rise, and in the summer the
sun does not set. Summer days are
the winter. During the
long, but full of adventures!
IT’S ICE PEOPLE! No soil means no place
for roots to take hold. The only plant life
would be specific algae that would be able
to survive the freezing temperatures.
Haley Beuthel
Cameron Cummings
Isabel Hernandez Rodriguez
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on earth!
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Ice caps/Ice sheets don’t only exist on
earth, but also on planets like Mars!
Antarctica is one of the only places on
Earth that is almost completely covered
in ice.
Only about 0.4% of the total Area is ice free
land. The soil contains less
than 2% carbon and
nitrogen and low levels of
clay, and is one of the
Most biologically active
areas of the continent
The Transantarctic mountains divide the
continent into the eastern and western
regions.
East Antarctica
Composed mainly
of older, igneous
and metamorphic
rocks
West Antarctica
Composed of
younger, volcanic
and sedimentary
rocks
The Antarctic ice sheets have a number of
opportunities to have fun for the whole
TRAVELING TO ANTARCTICA
=TRAVELING TO MARS
family! Sledding always comes out on top
in popularity (try penguin sledding!), and
Antarctica is also known as the cold/frozen
desert due to the minimal lack of
precipitation.
sheet hockey is great for tour groups,
you have to try the
and if you look closely, you might even find
hundred-year-old hockey sticks frozen in
the ice. Finally, a calmer day can be filled
with
Penguin
polar plunge. Ice
birdwatching (warning: this activity
is in black and white).
Chicks have soft down for
isolation. Their large size helps
retain heat. Penguins huddle
together for heat during the cold
winter months. They can dive further (1,800
feet) and hold their breath longer than most
other penguins can (22 minutes).
Killer Whales
They can dive into deep, cold
water for up to 4 minutes, while
swimming at 30 mph. They use
echolocation to find their food. They can tolerate
the cold due to blubber for insolation. They
travel in pods to catch prey, and protect on
another.
Weddell Seal
Seals can swim large distances
between their breathing holes in the
ice. Their blood can hold 1.6 times
for oxygen than human blood. They
have large eyes that help with diving and seeing in
waters with low lighting
Unfortunately, climate change, or global
warming, has done a number on the ice
here. Average Antarctic temperatures have
risen more than those of non-polar locations
in the past 50 years, showing increases of
as much as 3 degrees Celsius in the
Antarctic peninsula. The new heat is making
some of the ice sheets unstable, especially
in West Antarctica, and many are melting
and breaking up. Because of the melting
ice, sea levels are projected to rise, so bring
your bathing suit! You might have to go for
a swim.