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The Really Wild Zone: Antarctica
BBC feature takes a closer look at the climate, wildlife, and plants of the south pole.
www.bbc.co.uk
Explores life under, on, and high above the Southern Ocean.
www.passporttoknowledge.com
Provides information on the highest, driest and windiest continent on Earth.
www.aad.gov.au
EnchantedLearning.com: Antarctica
Offers a look at the geography, climate, people and location of this icy continent. Also includes profiles of Antarctic explorers, information on fossils found in the region, interactive quiz, and a view from space.
www.enchantedlearning.com
Photos, text and maps provide a virtual tour of the South Pole.
astro.uchicago.edu
Antarctica: The End Of The Earth
PBS site offers a glimpse into life in the land of powerful winds and massive icebergs.
www.pbs.org
A scientist living on Antarctica answers questions about the continent and what he's doing there.
205.174.118.254
NOVA Online: Warnings from the Ice
Offers information about Antarctica and tells how ice cores provide a record of the past. Discusses how the world's coastlines would recede if some or all of the Antarctic ice were to melt.
www.pbs.org
Read an interview with explorer Jon Krakauer who climbed Antarctica's highest mountain, find out what it was like to film the journey, see what coastlines around the world would look like if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed, and explore the life cycle of a glacier.
www.pbs.org
See the dawn of a new day in Antarctica as autumn begins in Earth's northern hemisphere.
science.nasa.gov
National Geographic Sea Lab: Antarctic
Dispatches, photos, and video depict life on an icebreaker as the crew studies krill and other Antarctic species.
www.nationalgeographic.com
Irish Antarctic Adventure 1997: South Aris
Follow a group of experienced Irish sailors and mountaineers attempted to retrace the footsteps of the epic journey made by Ernest Shackleton in 1915. Also learn about the geography, climate and wildlife of the region.
ireland.iol.ie
Explores the history, culture, and scientific value of the continent. Also boasts extensive photo collection.
www.antarcticaonline.com
Article and multimedia items offer an introduction to this land of ice.
encarta.msn.com
Journey to the Frozen Continent
Thinkquest Jr. site tells about the land of Antarctica, its climate, the animals that live there, and explorers who have visited.
library.thinkquest.org