@ The Antarctica WEBQUEST

1. See how we live in the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica (UK) : VIDEO

2. Read some facts about the Antarctica continent:

DID YOU KNOW THAT...?

·  Antarctica is bigger than Europe and almost double the size of Australia.

·  Most of Antarctica is covered in ice over 1.6 kilometres thick

·  Because it experiences such little rain, Antarctica is considered a desert.

·  The coldest recorded temperature on Earth occurred in 1983 at Vostok Station, Antarctica, measuring a rather chilly −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).

·  While humans don’t permanently reside in Antarctica, several thousand people live and work at various research facilities found on the continent.

·  While Antarctica features harsh living conditions, a number of plants and animals have adapted to survive and call the icy continent home.

·  Well known animals that live in Antarctica include penguins and seals.

·  The name ‘Antarctica’ comes from a Greek word meaning ‘opposite to the north’.

·  Around 90% of the ice on Earth is found in Antarctica.

·  Sea levels would rise around 60m (200ft) if all the ice in Antarctica were to melt. 

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