There are many positives from tourism in Antarctica. People go there to see the beautiful sites such as glaciers, icebergs and other wonderful landscapes in Antarctica. These sites are very pleasing to the eye and mean that business’ get more money from all the tourism there, and since the number of people is increasing, these companies will, therefore, get more money and be more successful over the years. This is a more ‘business’ related positive to why people visit antarctica. Also, it's a once in a lifetime experience to visit and would be a fascinating family holiday with lots of memories to capture and share. Tourists can help to join in and protect wildlife because when people go, they may want to help the wildlife in small campaigns
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First of all, lots of vehicles are needed on and around Antarctica such as snowmobiles, trucks, heavy duty vehicles(for carrying large scientific work bases) and ships coming in from holiday makers. Trucks, overtime can damage the surface and environment, especially the larger transporting vehicles. The ships that come in have previously been caught up in icebergs and sometimes cause oil spills which damage wildlife and the environment such as the sea creatures and larger mammals like penguins which get stuck in the oil and die. Back in November 2007, there was an oil spill in Antarctic waters which disrupted over 2500 penguins on route to their mating grounds. This ship, unfortunately, hit an iceberg on its way. The ship now rests over 4800 feet underwater. Linking back to earlier on Tourists helping wildlife, this can also be a disadvantage because larger crowds of tourists can cause stress to animals and disturb their natural routines like breeding and feeding and hunting, all key survival skills. Another point that tourism is not so good is that tourist waste and rubbish can be easily left and can take years, perhaps hundreds, to decompose affecting the environment and wildlife, once
First of all, lots of vehicles are needed on and around Antarctica such as snowmobiles, trucks, heavy duty vehicles(for carrying large scientific work bases) and ships coming in from holiday makers. Trucks, overtime can damage the surface and environment, especially the larger transporting vehicles. The ships that come in have previously been caught up in icebergs and sometimes cause oil spills which damage wildlife and the environment such as the sea creatures and larger mammals like penguins which get stuck in the oil and die. Back in November 2007, there was an oil spill in Antarctic waters which disrupted over 2500 penguins on route to their mating grounds. This ship, unfortunately, hit an iceberg on its way. The ship now rests over 4800 feet underwater. Linking back to earlier on Tourists helping wildlife, this can also be a disadvantage because larger crowds of tourists can cause stress to animals and disturb their natural routines like breeding and feeding and hunting, all key survival skills. Another point that tourism is not so good is that tourist waste and rubbish can be easily left and can take years, perhaps hundreds, to decompose affecting the environment and wildlife, once