Antarctica

reptile that had fossils found on South Africa, and Africa. This is only possible because of continental drift, the animal couldn't have swam across a whole ocean. The next reptile is the “Lystrosaurus”, it’s fossils were found on Africa, India, and Antarctica. These continents today are very far apart and even then how would they adapt at the same time. The next piece of evidence is a plant called “Fern Glossopteris”. This plant’s…

My project is about the Ernest Shackleton expedition. My thesis is: In 1914, the Ernest Shackleton expedition set out to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent. Shackleton encountered many challenges. Although the expedition never reached their goal, they set an example for future generations that with perseverance and the human will to survive, anything is possible. The idea came from my interest in the outdoors. This story of survival caught my attention. This topic relates to the…

the ozone in the stratosphere protects us from the harmful ultraviolet radiation and absorbs heat from the infra-red radiation. Reducing the amount of ozone probably causes irreversible and permanent damages to human and environment, especially in Antarctica and South Hemisphere countries. This essay examines the consequences of ozone depletion to human health, climate and ecosystems before making discussion and conclusion. Background Scientists and scholars have started to measure the…

winters and short cool summers with the land being composed of ice (in some locations). The one we will be focusing on will be located in Antarctica. During the summer, the weather can range from 70 to 80 degrees fahrenheit. It is an extremely dry biome due to the very low precipitation chance. Now that we will move on to biotic and abiotic factors. P3: In Antarctica, the abiotic factors of the biome are rocks, ice, and glaciers. These are abiotic due to the fact they are…

stating, “Ice is melting worldwide, especially at the Earth’s poles. This includes mountain glaciers, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and Arctic sea ice.” Also, native species are moving away from Antarctica while invasive species are growing in numbers. According to National Geographic, “Bill Fraser has tracked the decline of the Adélie penguins on Antarctica, where their numbers have fallen from 32,000 breeding pairs to 11,000 in 30 years...Some butterflies, foxes, and…

When I have traveled, I have seen a lot of different things such as landscapes, air quality, plant life, etc. When I was 2, I moved to Miami, Florida, which I don’t remember much about. Then we moved to Columbus, Georgia where I spent half of my childhood. Georgia looks way different than here in Virginia. The air and the land is drier and it’s more humid down there. A lot of plants and trees are dead and I think that is because of the type of climate they have in Georgia. Their climate is…

Aptenodytes Forsteri Common Name: Emperor Penguin Did you know the Emperor Penguin is one of the only species of penguin that live in Antarctica, Or that it is the biggest penguin in the world? Well, If not I will tell you about the Emperor Penguin’s physical characteristics, eating habits, its habitat, and much more. The Emperor Penguin lives in the open ice of Antarctica. Wind chills can be as cold as -76 degrees Fahrenheit. Blizzards of 124 mph. Emperor Penguins use strong claws on their…

change can affect the animals in Antarctica. Gail V. Ashton, a marine ecologist, and his colleagues predicted that in 50 years the Southern ocean will increase temperatures by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit and in a 100 years the ocean will gain 3.6 degree Fahrenheit. In June 2015, Ashton started an experiment to determine what will happen to the aquatic animals if we heated the ocean. First, Ashton’s team was able to place three panels underwater, on the coast of Antarctica. Each panel was able to…

his feet were hanging off, oozing blood and pus, as he trudged through the snow of Antarctica. Would you make a physical sacrifice like that to achieve a goal? There have been a copious amount of sacrifices made to make new discoveries in science. The scene described above was suffered by Douglas Mawson. This man and two other people made very substantial sacrifices; he risked his life to learn as much about Antarctica as he could and sacrificed the most out of all of these people. Henrietta…

Earth’s warming and takes up the volume of water in the oceans. Librarycqpress.com reports, “Sea level is not occurring at the same rates globally due to regional circumstances, such as subsidence” (Swope). The ice sheet is melting in Greenland and Antarctica; nevertheless, the water stored land as a solid ended up in the sea; consequently, ice melts begun raising public…