First Children Encyclopedia

Antarctica

The Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, in 1911.^57

Antarctic science

The only people who

live in Antarctica are

scientists. Some use

huge balloons to

study the climate

on Antarctica.

Life in the freezer

Antarctica is so cold that

it freezes your breath into

icicles around your mouth.

People have to

cover up in

lots of very

warm

clothes.

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Vostok Station

(Russian Federation)

Molodezhnaya Station

(Russian Federation)

Dumont d’Urville

Station (France)

Ross (^) I
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Shelf
Casey Station
(Australia)
Snow mobile
Amundsen-Scott
Station (USA), South
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Dronning
Maud^ Land
Ross
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Snow petrel
Right whale
Weather
balloon.
Icicles
from
breath.
Killer whale
Sno-cat
McMurdo
Station (USA)
Antarctica
Survey plane
Adélie penguins
Elephant seal