Antarctica

Antarctica (from Greek ἀνταρκτικός, "opposite the Arctic") is a continent surrounding the Earth's South Pole. It is the coldest place on Earth and is almost entirely covered by ice; however, it is also the world's largest desert. Although myths and speculation about a Terra Australis ("Southern Land") go back to antiquity, the first commonly accepted sighting of the continent occurred in 1820 and the first verified ...

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Antarctica: Encyclopedia II - Antarctica - Geography The continent of Antarctica is located mostly south of the Antarctic Circle, surrounded by the Southern Ocean. Physically Antarctica is divided in two by mountains close to the neck between the Ross Sea and the Weddell Sea. The portion of the continent west of the Weddell Sea and east of the Ross Sea is called Western Antarctica and the remainder Eastern Antarctica, since they correspond roughly to the eastern and western hemispheres relative to the Greenwich meridian. Western Antarctica is covered by t ...

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Argentine Antarctica - Argentine bases

Antarctica: Encyclopedia II - Lars Christensen - Antarctica

Christensen had a deep interest in Antarctica and its animal life. He was particularly interested in making geographical discoveries, and gave his captains wide latitude to do so. He financed several expeditions specifically devoted to the exploration of the Antarctic continent and its waters, and participated in some of these himself, even bringing his wife Ingrid with him in the 1936–1937 expedition. He was among the first to use aerial surveying with seaplanes to map the coast of East Antarctica, which he completed from the Weddell Sea ...

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Vostok Antarctica - Vostok ice cores

Antarctica: Encyclopedia - Whiteout weather

Whiteout is a weather condition in which visibility and contrast are reduced by snow and diffuse lighting from overcast clouds. There are two different forms of a whiteout: In blizzard conditions, the windblown snow in the air may simply make it too difficult to see very far. In clear air conditions, when there is no snow falling, diffuse lighting from overcast cloud may cause all surface definition to disappear. It becomes impossible to tell how far away the snowy surface is. In polar regions (and in eg t ...

Antarctica: Encyclopedia - Polar climate

Regions with a polar climate are characterized by a lack of warm summers (specifically, no month having an average temperature of 10 °C or higher). Polar climate - Types of polar climate. There are two distinct types of polar climate. The less severe of the two is the tundra climate, where at least one month has an average temperature of above freezing, while the colder one — known by various names including the ice cap climate and the perpetual frost climate — features sub-freezing avera ...

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Antarctica: Encyclopedia - British Antarctic Territory

British Antarctic Territory is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, situated in Antarctica from the South Pole to 60° S latitude between longitudes 20° W and 80° W. The Territory was formed on March 3, 1962, although the UK first claimed this portion of the Antarctic in 1908. Prior to 1962, the Territory was part of the Falkland Islands Dependency. Under the Antarctic Treaty of 1961 all territorial claims on Antarctica are held in suspense. The Territory overlaps other claims on Antarctica by Argenti ...

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Antarctica: Encyclopedia - Antarctic Treaty System

The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only uninhabited continent. For the purposes of the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all land and ice shelves south of the southern 60th parallel. The treaty was signed by 12 countries, including the Soviet Union and the United States, and set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, established freedom of scientific investigation and banned ...

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Antarctic Treaty System - The Antarctic Treaty System

Antarctica: Encyclopedia - Dakshin Gangotri

Dakshin Gangotri was India's first scientific base station situated in Antarctica. The name refers to the Gangotri Glacier which acts as the source for the river Ganges. 'Dakshin' is a Sanskrit / Hindi word meaning 'southern'. In addition, another base exists, called Maitri (Hindi for friendship). It was established during the third Indian expedition to Antarctica in 1983-84. This was the first time an Indian team stayed the winter in Antarctica to carry out scientific works. The twelve members of the third expedition team were ...

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Antarctica: Encyclopedia - Chinstrap Penguin

The Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) is a species of penguin which is found in the South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica, the South Orkneys, South Shetland, South Georgia, Bouvet Island, Balleny and Peter I Island. Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads which makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets, making them one of the most easily identified types of penguin. Other names for them are "Ringed Penguins", "Bearded Penguins", and "Stonecracker Penguins" due to their harsh call. ...

Antarctica: Encyclopedia - AY

AY can mean: the IATA code for Finnair the DAFIF 0413 / DIA 65-18 / FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code and obsolete NATO digram for Antarctica Ay can mean: Ay, a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. ay can mean: Aymara language (ISO 639 alpha-2 language code) Category: Lists of two-letter combinations ...

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Antarctica: Encyclopedia - Booth

Booth may mean various open types of cabins and similar light constructions, often temporary or inside a building: Telephone booth (or the movie Phone Booth) Polling booth, see polling station Photo booth Ticket booth (see also box office) Toll booth, see toll road Booth in a restaurant Booth in a trade fair Spanking booth, kissing booth - attractions in a carnival, a fair, etc. See spanking Isolation booth on a TV show Suicide booth, a fictional machine in the animated series Futurama Agony booth, a fictional de ...

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Booth - Names of Persons

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Antarctica: Encyclopedia - British Empire

The British Empire was the world's first global power and the largest empire in history. It was a product of the European Age of Discovery that began with the global maritime empires of Portugal and Spain in the late 15th century. By 1921 the British Empire held sway over a population of about 470–570 million people—roughly a quarter of the world's population—and covered about 14.3 million square miles (more than 37 million km²), almost a third of the world's total land area. Though it has since almost completely disappeared, t ...

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British Empire - Background: The English and Scottish Empires

British Empire - British Colonial Policy

British Empire - The end of British rule in Ireland

British Empire - Extent after World War II

Antarctica: Encyclopedia II - Argentine Antarctica - Argentine bases

Esperanza and Marambio are the biggest Argentine bases, holding together 70 buildings, an average of 110 persons during the winter, and over a maximum of 250 during the summer. Orcadas Base is the world's first base in Antarctica, operating continuously since 1903. The southernmost Argentine permanent base is Belgrano II, at over 77 degrees south. The southernmost summer base is Sobral, at 1, 450 kilometres far from Belgrano II. The bases are supplied by the following ships: Puerto Deseado, Suboficial Castillo, and Almirante IrizarSee also:

Argentine Antarctica, Argentine Antarctica - Argentine bases, Argentine Antarctica - Permanent, Argentine Antarctica - Seasonal, Argentine Antarctica - Camps and other, Argentine Antarctica - Argentine claim, Argentine Antarctica - Demographics

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