First Children Encyclopedia

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

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)

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Shelf
Casey Station
(Australia)
Snow mobile
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Snow petrel
Right whale
Weather
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Killer whale
Sno-cat
McMurdo
Station (USA)
Antarctica
Survey plane
Adélie penguins
Elephant seal

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