Antarctica: British Antarctic Survey
Britain has been involved in the Antarctic for more than 200 years. Over the last fifty years the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), an institute of the Natural Environment Research Council, has undertaken the majority of Britain's research on and around the continent. Today BAS shares the continent with scientists from around thirty countries.
[http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/]
Antarctica: CIA Fact Book
Antarctica: Introduction, Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military,Transnational Issues.
[http://www.odci.gov/]
Antarctica: Facts
Antarctica is the most southerly continent located about the Geographic South Pole, the southern point of the Earth's rotational axis.
[http://ast.leeds.ac.uk/]
Antarctica: Web Cams
Live information from our antarctic and subantarctic stations.
[http://www.aad.gov.au/]
Antarctica: Connection
Why is Antarctica so Cold? Antarctica is the coldest place on earth and temperatures vary from place to place. Interestingly, the South Pole is not the coldest part of the continent. The lowest temperature ever recorded on earth's surface was -129°F (-89.6°C) at Russia's Vostok Station on July 21, 1983.Antarctica is synonymous with cold, thanks to its polar location, its high elevation, its lack of a protective, water-vapor-filled atmosphere and its permanent ice cover, which reflects about 80% of the sun's radiation back into space.
[http://www.antarcticconnection.com/]
Antarctica: Teacher Resources
The lure of Antarctica draws thousands of visitors each year to the head office in Tasmania of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) and over five thousand enquiries from people wanting to work in Antarctica. It symbolises romance and adventure. It is still the ultimate frontier, a free and wild land that inspires the imagination of old and young alike. Who is not fascinated by the heroic endeavours of Antarctic explorers, the intriguing and unique wildlife, the opportunities for scientific research, the significance of Antarctica in driving the earth's weather and the pristine, white continent itself, that place of high adventure and spectacular beauty?
[http://classroomantarctica.aad.gov.au/]
Antarctica: New Zealand's Responsibility
Antarctica New Zealand is responsible for developing, managing and administering New Zealand activities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, in particular the Ross Sea Dependency. We are responsible for maintaining and enhancing the quality of New Zealand scientific research, and we take an active role in environmental stewardship through special projects and ongoing management.
[http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/]
Antarctica: Scott, Robert Falcon
Robert Falcon Scott is remembered for his bravery in losing the race to the South Pole. His first expedition on the Discovery (1901-04, an attempt that included Ernest Shackleton) took him within 450 miles of the South Pole before he had to turn back.
[http://who2.com/]
Antarctica: Cold Facts
In the winter, the temperature at the South Pole averages about -60 degrees C (-76 degrees F). That is as far below 0 degrees Fahrenheit as shirt sleeve weather is above it. More...
[http://astro.uchicago.edu/]
Antarctica: The Seventh Continent
Winter is finally here in Antarctica! The sun set at Pole at the austral autumnal equinox (20-March) and won't rise again until Spring.
[http://penguincentral.com/]
Antarctica: The Antarctica Project
The Antarctica Project is the only conservation organization in the world that works exclusively for Antarctica. We lead the domestic (U.S.) and international campaigns to protect Antarctica's pristine wilderness and environment.
[http://www.asoc.org/]
Antarctica: Lonley Planet Guide
Antarctica is the last vast wilderness on the planet. Its gigantic icebergs, mountain ranges and the emptiness of the polar plateau boggle the mind, while its temperatures, winds and weather send shivers down the spine. It's a place of extremes - beautiful and serene, savage and violent - and its scale is almost unfathomable whether you're on the ground or viewing it from an aircraft.
[http://www.lonelyplanet.com/]