Antarctica

Quiz: Antarctica: Cool Facts About Our Coldest Continent
What Do You Know About Antarctica?
You probably know that Antarctica is the coldest place on earth, dark for six months of the year, home to penguins and that scientists are doing a lot of work there. Did you know that it's the windiest continent, and that no human set foot on it until 1821? What else do you know about the continent at the bottom of the world? Take the two part quiz (it's fun and not hard!), and don't forget to take the poll. ( And, if you like this lens, give it a thumbs up!) Amundson-Scott South Pole Statio...

Antarctica
A Wonderful White Continent - Simply Stunning
There's a price to pay for Antarctica. You have to work hard to get there. Everyone who goes to this most isolated continent, scientists, support workers, government officials or determined tourists must 'earn' Antarctica, by making an often-difficult and costly voyage at predetermined times of the year. Ice and weather, not clocks or calendars, determine the itinerary and the timetable of all travel here. There are no luxury hotels, no chauffeured limousines, no pampering. What you get is...

Antarctica - Tierra del Fuego to the Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula - a holiday destination like no other!
It's a blue and white world at the bottom of the globe. And its cold! I was fortunate enough to cruise around a little of it recently, my voyage starting in Valpariso, Chile - sailing down the Chilean Fjords to Tierra del Fuego, across Drake Passage to end in Buenos Aires. Come with me on my journey to the bottom of the world. This week (Feb 2010) I commenced some Antarctic studies at the University of Tasmania and am looking forward to learing more about the frozen 7th continent at the bott...

Antarctica
Antarctica is an amazing place. The ice continent. Aside from the ice everywhere the continent has some amazing wildlife. It is a place that definitely deserves looking after and keeping in an untouched state. This lens has more about Antarctica.