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Is antarctica located in the north or south pole?
South pole!
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What pole experiences the coldest temareture on earth?
South pole
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What do the male penguins do whilst the female penguins feed?
Incubated
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Antartica is known as the planet's what?
Airconditioner
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How many countries have territorial claims to parts of Antarctica?
Seven
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Antartica is located in the middle of a huge continent? True or False?
True
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How many polar climates are there?
There are 3 polar climates
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What animal is at the top of the food chain in antartica?
Killer whales
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What are Scientists wanting to protect in Antarctica?
Dangers such as Japanese Whaling
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Scattered on Antarctica's white ice are thousands of pieces of what Planet?
Mars
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What is separating the east and west of Antartica?
The Transantartic mountains
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On the 22nd of september each year what does the sun briefly do?
Reapears above the Horizon
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What is a common plant in antartica?
Phytoplankton
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Antarctica is the worlds greatest what? a)Wilderness b) Countrey c)city?
Wilderness
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How many Scientists and Workers go to Antarctica each year?
4000
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What is antarticas highest mountain?
The Vinson Massif
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What was the lowest tempareture that Earnest Shackleton experienced in 1909?
-70 degrees
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What bird in Antartica is known to circle the globe in a single flight?
Wanderring Albatross
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If Antarctica was not being protected what might happen?
Sea levels could rise and Ice caps could melt.
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The 'Heroic Era' was known in what century?
The 20th century
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Mount Erebus is what type of land form? a) A large mountain b) An active volcano c) A glacier
b) an active volcano
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The lowest natural temaretre of -89 degrees was recorded in what year?
1983
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Phytoplankton are able to photosynthasise and turn sunlight into food for what tiny animal?
Zooplankton
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What percent of the worlds fresh water does Antarctica hold?
70%
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What are the four main areas of study Australian Scientists cover on Antarctica?
Ice, Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate.
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