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• Introduction of Antarctica.• The discovery of Antarctica.• The race to the South Pole. • Antarctica today.
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Introduction of Antarctica
• Fifth-largest continent.• About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice.
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Introduction of Antarctica
• Include animals (penguins, seals), plants (algae, tundra) and bacteria.
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The discovery of Antarctica
• In 1773, James Cook (British) came within 75 miles of the coast.
• In 1820, Von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev (Russia) reached a point within 20 miles.
• In 1839, Charles Wilkes (United States) confimed the discovery of an Antarctic continent.
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The race to the South Pole
• In 1902, Robert Scott (British) and Ernest Shackleton (Irish), reached 82° S.
• In 1909, Shackleton reached 88° S.• In 1911, the Norwegian Roald Amundsen was
the first human to reach the South Pole.
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The race to the South Pole
• Roald Amundsen.• The permanent scientific base at the pole bears
their names.
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Antarctica today
• Politics (claims).• Economy (fishing, tourism, natural resources).• Activities (scientific stations).• The environment.