Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Antarctica - Introduction

What problems does Antarctica face? What can we do to help them stop?

All these questions will be answered! Antarctica, one place that is a must visit in any person's travel agenda. On average, it is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents. People sometimes classify Antarctica as a desert, with annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) along the coast and far less inland. There are no permanent human residents but between 1,000 to 5,000 people reside throughout the year at the research stations throughout the continent. Only cold-adapted plants and animals survive there, including penguins, seals, mosses, lichen, and many types of algae.

Animals of all types live there, even if it is the most inhabitable place on earth!
Blue Whale Finback Whale Humback Whale Sei Whale Southern Right Whale Sperm Whale Loggerhead Sea Turtle Giant Wrasse Hammerhead Shark Southern Bluefin Tuna Black-browed Albatross Erect-crested Penguin Northern Royal Albatross Sooty Albatross

Those animals are all endangered!

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