slide- Introduction
Second slide-Jonathans title and introduction
Third slide- Penguin introduction and penguin information with 2 pictures
Fourth slide-Leopard seal’s introduction and information with 2 pictures
Fifth slide-Killer whales introduction and information with 2 pictures
Sixth slide-Kate’s introduction with picture.
Seventh slide-human impact information.
Eighth slide- picture with information about tourism.
Ninth slide- tourism information
Tenth slide- exploration information with picture.
Eleventh slide- ending sentence with picture.
Twelfth slide- Laura’s intro with a picture
Thirteenth slide-Information about climate
Fourteen slide- information about ice bergs with a picture
Fithteenth slide- a lot of information about glaciers and 2 pictures
Sixteenth slide-more glacier information with 1 picture.
Seventeenth slide- ending sentences with a picture
Eighteenth slide-First- jacks title
Nineteenth slide-intro
Twentieth slide- about how James cook discovered Antarctica with 1 picture
Trenton slide-more information
Twenty seconded slide-information about Roald Amundsen with 1 picture
Twenty third slide-end slide with picture with Antarctica,by our names.
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Explorers Information
Did you know 350 Years B.C it was ancient Greeks who came up with the idea of Antarctica. They knew about the Arctic named Arktos. The Bear, from the constellation the great bear then decided that in order to balance the world, There should be a similar cold Southern Land mass that was the same but the opposite “And Arktos” opposite the Bear. They never accurately went there. It was just a lucky guess.
In 1773 January, James Cook crosses the Antarctic circle circumnavigated Antarctica’ though he doesn’t sight land, Deposited of rocks seen in icebergs showed that a southern Continent exists, His comment. “I make bold to declare that the World will derive no benefit from it.
On September 1909 Roald Amundsen always dreamed of becoming a great Polar Explorer. His native Norway led the world in Polar Exploration, Thanks to the explores Fridtjof Nansen and Carsten Borch Grevink.
Amundsen hoped the first man to reach the North Pole. To game polar experience, He went on an Belgain expedition to Antarctica in 1896. Many among the crew succumbed to scuroy and madness, teaching the young Norwegian a less in leadership under such extreme conditions.
In 1903, Amundsen led the first expedition to navigate the elusive North West Passage – The sea route from the North Atlantic to the Pacific. During his years in the Arctic, Valuable survival skills were learnt from the Netsilic people.
Amundsen now felt confident enough to tackle the North Pole. But with his departure only a Month away. Amundsens dreams were shattered. On the first of September 1909 , he read in the Newspaper that Doctor Frederick had reached the North Pole.
Amundsen decided to secretly change his plans and head the still – unconquered The South Pole. This would Amundsen in direct competition with the British expedition being led by Robert Falcon Scott.
Amundsen kept his intentions for fear of losing precious funding and support. It was not until he was on his way that Amundsen announced to his men and to the World the true Nature of his Mission – To reach the South Pole.
In 1773 January, James Cook crosses the Antarctic circle circumnavigated Antarctica’ though he doesn’t sight land, Deposited of rocks seen in icebergs showed that a southern Continent exists, His comment. “I make bold to declare that the World will derive no benefit from it.
On September 1909 Roald Amundsen always dreamed of becoming a great Polar Explorer. His native Norway led the world in Polar Exploration, Thanks to the explores Fridtjof Nansen and Carsten Borch Grevink.
Amundsen hoped the first man to reach the North Pole. To game polar experience, He went on an Belgain expedition to Antarctica in 1896. Many among the crew succumbed to scuroy and madness, teaching the young Norwegian a less in leadership under such extreme conditions.
In 1903, Amundsen led the first expedition to navigate the elusive North West Passage – The sea route from the North Atlantic to the Pacific. During his years in the Arctic, Valuable survival skills were learnt from the Netsilic people.
Amundsen now felt confident enough to tackle the North Pole. But with his departure only a Month away. Amundsens dreams were shattered. On the first of September 1909 , he read in the Newspaper that Doctor Frederick had reached the North Pole.
Amundsen decided to secretly change his plans and head the still – unconquered The South Pole. This would Amundsen in direct competition with the British expedition being led by Robert Falcon Scott.
Amundsen kept his intentions for fear of losing precious funding and support. It was not until he was on his way that Amundsen announced to his men and to the World the true Nature of his Mission – To reach the South Pole.
human impacts
Human impact
Humans have a huge impact on Antarctica.
Humans are disturbing the animals in Antarctica. There was no tourism regulation until the early 1990s. When the tourism industry realized that they were affecting the animals in Antarctica they decided to stop.
• The three main issues are exploration, pollution and global warming. Global warming is affecting Antarctica by making the ice shelves melt and for the ice shelves to collapse underwater and affect the Adelie penguin.
Exploration is a huge impact on the Antarctic animals because they are getting frightfully disturbed when the animals are trying to sleep. Pollution is also a huge impact on Antarctica because most of the animals there is breathing in the toxic air from base generators , vehicles , planes and helicopters.
The impacts of tourism is that they left waste. The disrupted a lot of the animals near the area that they were in . They also left chemical spills ,toxic waste leaks.
Some of the pollution that starts in Antarctica spreads all through the whole continent.
Humans that have traveled to Antarctica have pushed some animals to the edge of extinction. The fur seals and the Patagonian fish are the two closest Antarctic animals to extinction. These animals are the closest to extinction because humans have been whaling and fishing in the Antarctic areas.
Humans are now aware that Antarctic needs to be protected greatly.
Human impacts have become a great issue on Antarctica.
Humans have a huge impact on Antarctica.
Humans are disturbing the animals in Antarctica. There was no tourism regulation until the early 1990s. When the tourism industry realized that they were affecting the animals in Antarctica they decided to stop.
• The three main issues are exploration, pollution and global warming. Global warming is affecting Antarctica by making the ice shelves melt and for the ice shelves to collapse underwater and affect the Adelie penguin.
Exploration is a huge impact on the Antarctic animals because they are getting frightfully disturbed when the animals are trying to sleep. Pollution is also a huge impact on Antarctica because most of the animals there is breathing in the toxic air from base generators , vehicles , planes and helicopters.
The impacts of tourism is that they left waste. The disrupted a lot of the animals near the area that they were in . They also left chemical spills ,toxic waste leaks.
Some of the pollution that starts in Antarctica spreads all through the whole continent.
Humans that have traveled to Antarctica have pushed some animals to the edge of extinction. The fur seals and the Patagonian fish are the two closest Antarctic animals to extinction. These animals are the closest to extinction because humans have been whaling and fishing in the Antarctic areas.
Humans are now aware that Antarctic needs to be protected greatly.
Human impacts have become a great issue on Antarctica.
ANIMAL LIFE
Antarctica has lots of different types of animals such as
leopard seals, emperor penguins, killer whales and many more.
Emperor penguins are a special type of penguin because they are the largest penguins. Did you know? Emperor penguins can only lay one egg. When the mother penguin goes to hunt for food the father penguin is in charge of taking care of the egg. Emperor penguins can live up to 20 years and can weigh up to 30kg to 40kg and eat fish, krill and squid.
Leopard seals are considered the most ferocious seals in Antarctica. Did you know? Female leopard seals are larger than male leopard seals. Female leopard seals live up to 26 years and male leopard seals live a little less. Adult leopard seals eat penguins, fish, squid, seabirds, krill and smaller seals. Young leopard seals mostly eat krill.
Killer whales only have one predator that is mankind. Did you know? Killer whales can live for 100 years. Killer whales eat fish and squid. Sometimes they eat seals and other whales and can grow up to 6500kg. Killer whales can breed every 5 years.
In conclusion Antarctica has lots of interesting animals and it is survival of the fittest for the animals that live in Antarctica. In the animals I’ve researched Killer whales live the longest
leopard seals, emperor penguins, killer whales and many more.
Emperor penguins are a special type of penguin because they are the largest penguins. Did you know? Emperor penguins can only lay one egg. When the mother penguin goes to hunt for food the father penguin is in charge of taking care of the egg. Emperor penguins can live up to 20 years and can weigh up to 30kg to 40kg and eat fish, krill and squid.
Leopard seals are considered the most ferocious seals in Antarctica. Did you know? Female leopard seals are larger than male leopard seals. Female leopard seals live up to 26 years and male leopard seals live a little less. Adult leopard seals eat penguins, fish, squid, seabirds, krill and smaller seals. Young leopard seals mostly eat krill.
Killer whales only have one predator that is mankind. Did you know? Killer whales can live for 100 years. Killer whales eat fish and squid. Sometimes they eat seals and other whales and can grow up to 6500kg. Killer whales can breed every 5 years.
In conclusion Antarctica has lots of interesting animals and it is survival of the fittest for the animals that live in Antarctica. In the animals I’ve researched Killer whales live the longest
antarctica
Antarctica is the coldest, driest, windiest continent in the world. It’s colder than the North Pole and other continents. The warmest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 59 degrees Celsius and the coldest was -192 degrees Celsius.
Temperature’s in Antarctica vary greatly, from Summer to Winter. Six months of broad daylight is Summer. And the other six months is full darkness of winter.
Antarctica is covered in a thick layer of ice.
This ice slowly moves away from the continent, then brakes into glaciers during winter.
A giant iceberg can be more than 1 million
Tons. In 1987 there was and iceberg 3 times bigger than Rhode island.
Glaciers grew millions of years ago in the South Pole. They cover most of Antarctica and supplies 70% of the worlds fresh water.
Glaciers have different sizes, locations and shapes. The biggest glacier in the world is 210 000 tons. Scientist’s call it an ice cap.
The Antarctic ice sheet flows continually outward from the centre of the continent
towards the ocean. It slides forward to the ocean to form ice shelves. It also frequently
and gradually slopes.
Antarctica has lots of answers and questions that scientist’s can’t answer like … why the water doesn’t freeze? And why the plants don’t freeze either? These sort of questions are still trying to be answered by scientist’s all over the world.
Temperature’s in Antarctica vary greatly, from Summer to Winter. Six months of broad daylight is Summer. And the other six months is full darkness of winter.
Antarctica is covered in a thick layer of ice.
This ice slowly moves away from the continent, then brakes into glaciers during winter.
A giant iceberg can be more than 1 million
Tons. In 1987 there was and iceberg 3 times bigger than Rhode island.
Glaciers grew millions of years ago in the South Pole. They cover most of Antarctica and supplies 70% of the worlds fresh water.
Glaciers have different sizes, locations and shapes. The biggest glacier in the world is 210 000 tons. Scientist’s call it an ice cap.
The Antarctic ice sheet flows continually outward from the centre of the continent
towards the ocean. It slides forward to the ocean to form ice shelves. It also frequently
and gradually slopes.
Antarctica has lots of answers and questions that scientist’s can’t answer like … why the water doesn’t freeze? And why the plants don’t freeze either? These sort of questions are still trying to be answered by scientist’s all over the world.
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