Презентация на тему Антарктика 8 класс

southernmost part of the South Pole.
It is an icy

desert

was the first to cross the Antarctic circle and

to circumnavigate the Antarctic continent as early as 1773 -Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the South Pole in 1911. -British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton undertook three Antarctic explorations and was the first to cross South Georgia in  Antarctica in 1916

our planet. The continent is almost double the size

of Australia!

is an icy desert with very little rainfall throughout the

year.

Antarctica Climate - Coldest Place: Antarctica is the coldest continent of our planet. The coldest air temperature ever measured in Antarctica was -89.2°C /-128.6 °F at Vostok Station in 1983.

living permanently here. Only around 1,000 people (in winter)

and 10,000 people (in summer) live on the continent. These people live and work in the research stations.

year on polar cruises and exploration trips.