Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
Antarctica
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The world’s coldest continent is
Antarctica, which is covered in
ice. In winter it doubles in size
as the sea freezes around it.
Antarctica
Penguins
Lots of sea animals live
around Antarctica’s coast.
Penguins are clumsy on land but
superb swimmers underwater.
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Weddell Sea
Emperor
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Blue whale
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Scott and the Antarctic
The British explorer Robert Scott
was one of the first people to reach
the South Pole, in 1912. He died of
cold and hunger on the way home.
A signpost in Antarctica
shows how far away the
rest of the world is.
Halley Research
Station (UK)
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South polar skua