Childrens Illustrated World Atlas

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Bellingshausen

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Amundsen

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Vinson Massif
16,066ft (4897m)
Mount Markham
Mount Sidley 14,275ft (4351m)
13,717ft (4181m)
Mount Erebus
12,448ft
(3794m)
Mount Kirkpatrick
14,856 ft (4528m)
Mount Siple
10,171ft
(3100m)
Ellsworth
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Princess

Elizabeth

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Enderby

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ANTARCTICA

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(to Norway)

South

Pole

Cape

Darnley

Cape

Poinsett

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Balleny

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Shetland

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South

Geomagnetic

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Orkney

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Roosevelt

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West Antarctica
Antarctica
Belgrano II
(Argentina)
Halley
(UK)
Novolazarevskaya
Georg von Neumayer(Germany) (Russian Federation)
Sanae (South Africa)
Syowa
(Japan)
Molodezhnaya
(Russian Federation)
Amundsen-Scott
(US)
Vostok
(Russian Federation)
Davis
(Australia)
Mawson
(Australia)
Mirny
(Russ. Fed.)
Casey
(Australia)
Dumont d’Urville
(France)
Leningradskaya
(Russian Federation)
Esperanza
(Argentina)
San Martín
(Argentina)
Rothera
(UK)
Palmer
(US)
Capitán Arturo Prat
(Chile)
Orcadas
(Argentina)
Signy
(UK)
McMurdo Base
(US)
Scott Base
(NZ)
Arctic Circle
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Nares
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Lincoln
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Wandel
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Beaufort
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Baffin

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Greenland

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Barents

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Norwegian

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Kara

Sea

Laptev

Sea

East

Siberian

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ARCTIC

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Victoria

Island

Melville

Island

Banks

Island

Ostrov

Vrangelya

Queen

Elizabeth

Islands

Bjørnøya

(to Norway)

Kap Morris Jesup

Elle

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Spitsbergen

Franz

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Novosibirskiye

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LONGYEARBYEN

REYKJAVÍK

NUUK

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(to Norway)

JAN MAYEN

(to Norway)

GREENLAND

(to Denmark)

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LONG DAYS

Seasons at the poles are extreme.

Polar summers are short but there

can be sunshine for 24 hours a “day”

as the Sun never dips below the

horizon (above). This is because

Earth rotates at an angle to the Sun.

Arctic Ocean

The smallest of the world’s oceans, the Arctic is almost entirely

surrounded by the northern edges of North America, Europe, and Asia.

For most of the year, its waters are covered by a thick sheet of ice,

although warmer currents from the Pacific and Atlantic melt the

ice along the continental coasts for a short time in summer. Despite

the harsh conditions, the region is home to a range of

wildlife, such as reindeer, musk ox, foxes, and wolves.

Some people, including the Inuit

of Canada and the Sami of

northern Scandinavia,

have also adapted to this

tough environment.

ALASKAN OIL

Reserves of oil and gas in the

Beaufort Sea, off the coast of

Alaska, have attracted interest.

However, the introduction of

ships and oil platforms brings

problems. In a bid to protect

the area, several environmental

organizations are actively

working to prevent drilling for

more oil in this area.

Walruses breed

off the Arctic

coasts.

ARCTIC SURVIVORS

Polar bears live along the Arctic coasts of Canada,

Greenland, and Russia. They hunt seals and fish

at points where the sea ice melts. With so much

Arctic ice having melted away in recent years,

the polar bear’s habitat is slowly disappearing.

An insulating layer of fat, called blubber, helps

the bears survive the cold. Their white fur also

provides essential camouflage on the ice.

NORTHERN LIGHTS

In midwinter, the north

polar skies are sometimes

lit up by dramatic curtains

of red and green light. Known

as the northern lights, these

special effects are caused by

disturbances in the upper

atmosphere. The same happens

near Antarctica, where the effect

is called the southern lights.

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