Awesome Antarctica

By Sarah Graham 5/6S

Antarctic

Explores

There are many famous Antarctic explorers such as Scott, Amundson,

Shackleton, Mawson and E.Byrd.

Islands

Antarctica holds an abundant amount of islands such as Ross

Island, Elephant Island, Livingston

Island and Bridgeman Island.

Historical

SitesIn Antarctica there are many historical sites. Some of the places where there

are huts is Cape Evans and

Commonwealth Bay.

Icebergs

A iceberg is a block of ice that has

broken off from a glacier.

Glaciers

Glaciers are made up of ice, water

and air. The biggest glacier in Antarctica is 210 000 feet deep.

IceThe ice in Antarctica

averages around 2160 metres deep but can get up to

around 4776 metres deep.

Mountains

The tallest mountain in

Antarctica is Mount Vinson and is 4 897

metres high.

Caves

In Antarctica there are many caves and a majority of them are made up of ice.

Penguins

Penguins are amazing swimmers and can jump up to

7 feet out of the water.

Seals

Only 6 of the 35 spices of seals live in Antarctica but

Antarctica still has the largest seal

population.

Whales

Whales belong to the mammal family and they belong to a group called the

Cetaceans.

BirdsThere are 45

species of birds in Antarctica and

every single one of them has 2 layers. A inside layer for insulation and an

outside layer that is water proof.

Krill

There are over 85 species of krill and

their scientific name is Euphausia

superba.

Microscopic Organisms

Microscopic organisms are

crucial to the food chain and health in

Antarctica.