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Australian Antarctic Division - http://www.aad.gov.au/
Downloadable photos and virtual reality images to explore. Recent news about the Australian Antarctic Division. Detailed information about wildlife, plants, weather, and glaciers/ice. Searchable database of scientific data including maps, images, and graphs. |
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CIA World Factbook - Antarctica - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ay.html
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. |
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NOVA Online: Warnings from the Ice - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings/
Offers information about Antarctica and tells how ice cores provide a record of the past. Discusses how the world's coastlines would recede if some or all of the Antarctic ice were to melt. |
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Wired Antarctica - http://www.wiredantarctica.com
Learn about the people doing research in Antarctica, what life is like there and how their research is important. |
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EnchantedLearning.com: Antarctica - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Antarctica/
Offers a look at the geography, climate, people and location of this icy continent. Also includes profiles of Antarctic explorers, information on fossils found in the region, interactive quiz, and a view from space. |
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Virtual Tour: Antarctica - http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/vtour/
Photos, text and maps provide a virtual tour of the South Pole. |
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NOVA: Mountain of Ice - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vinson/
Read an interview with explorer Jon Krakauer who climbed Antarctica's highest mountain, find out what it was like to film the journey, see what coastlines around the world would look like if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed, and explore the life cycle of a glacier. |
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Live from Antarctica 2 - http://www.passporttoknowledge.com/antarctica2/
Explores life under, on, and high above the Southern Ocean. |
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Darryn's Antarctica - http://antarctica.kulgun.net/
Learn about Antarctic topics such as weather, penguins, history, photography, jobs, and tourism from someone who has worked and lived there. Includes diaries and FAQs. |
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Antarctica: The End Of The Earth - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/antarctica/index.html
PBS site offers a glimpse into life in the land of powerful winds and massive icebergs. |
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National Geographic Sea Lab: Antarctic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/sealab/antarctica/
Dispatches, photos, and video depict life on an icebreaker as the crew studies krill and other Antarctic species. |
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Sunrise at the South Pole - http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast23sep99_1.htm
See the dawn of a new day in Antarctica as autumn begins in Earth's northern hemisphere. |
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Journey to the Frozen Continent - http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215022/
Thinkquest Jr. site tells about the land of Antarctica, its climate, the animals that live there, and explorers who have visited. |
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Secrets of the Ice - Museum of Science in Boston - http://www.mos.org/soti/
Follow the progress of a four-year Antarctic expedition of scientists based at the University of New Hampshire. Learn about the climate and environment, ice core research, and the expedition. |
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MSN Encarta: Antarctica - http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761565002/Antarctica.html
Article and multimedia items offer an introduction to this land of ice. |
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FAQ on Antarctica - http://antarctica.kulgun.net/FAQ/
A scientist living on Antarctica answers questions about the continent and what he's doing there. |
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Antarctica: The Continent of Wonder - http://library.thinkquest.org/28779/
Examines the uniqueness of the world's coldest, driest and windiest continent -- a place where researchers from around the world work together in peace. |
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Irish Antarctic Adventure 1997: South Aris - http://ireland.iol.ie/south-aris/
Follow a group of experienced Irish sailors and mountaineers attempted to retrace the footsteps of the epic journey made by Ernest Shackleton in 1915. Also learn about the geography, climate and wildlife of the region. |
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Antarctica Online - http://www.antarcticaonline.com/antarctica/home/home.htm
Explores the history, culture, and scientific value of the continent. Also boasts extensive photo collection. |
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Frozen Under - http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/12/01/html/ft_20011201.1.html
National Geographic article examines the attraction earth's coldest continent holds for scientists and 15,000 tourists a year. |