AntarcticDirectory > Kids_and_Teens > School_Time > Social_Studies > Geography > Polar_Regions > Antarctic
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Article and multimedia items offer an introduction to this land of ice. |
Tells about the continent's history, geography, people, and government. |
Offers information about Antarctica and tells how ice cores provide a record of the past. Discusses how the world's coastlines would recede if some or all of the Antarctic ice were to melt. |
PBS site offers a glimpse into life in the land of powerful winds and massive icebergs. |
Read an interview with explorer Jon Krakauer who climbed Antarctica's highest mountain, find out what it was like to film the journey, see what coastlines around the world would look like if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed, and explore the life cycle of a glacier. |
See the dawn of a new day in Antarctica as autumn begins in Earth's northern hemisphere. |
Dispatches, photos, and video depict life on an icebreaker as the crew studies krill and other Antarctic species. |
National Geographic article examines the attraction earth's coldest continent holds for scientists and 15,000 tourists a year. |
BBC feature takes a closer look at the climate, wildlife, and plants of the south pole. |
Offers a look at the geography, climate, people and location of this icy continent. Also includes profiles of Antarctic explorers, information on fossils found in the region, interactive quiz, and a view from space. |
Explores the history, culture, and scientific value of the continent. Also boasts extensive photo collection. |
Follow the progress of a four-year Antarctic expedition of scientists based at the University of New Hampshire. Learn about the climate and environment, ice core research, and the expedition. |
Provides information on the highest, driest and windiest continent on Earth. |
Explores life under, on, and high above the Southern Ocean. |
Thinkquest Jr. site tells about the land of Antarctica, its climate, the animals that live there, and explorers who have visited. |
Examines the uniqueness of the world's coldest, driest and windiest continent -- a place where researchers from around the world work together in peace. |
Photos, text and maps provide a virtual tour of the South Pole. |
Follow a group of experienced Irish sailors and mountaineers attempted to retrace the footsteps of the epic journey made by Ernest Shackleton in 1915. Also learn about the geography, climate and wildlife of the region. |
Learn about Antarctic topics such as weather, penguins, history, photography, jobs, and tourism from someone who has worked and lived there. Includes diaries and FAQs. |
A scientist living on Antarctica answers questions about the continent and what he's doing there. |
Learn about the people doing research in Antarctica, what life is like there and how their research is important. |
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