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Antarctic Explorers
Roald Amundsen
from Norway was the
first to reach the South
Pole in 1911.
Ernest Shackleton
lost his ship but
saved all his men
Robert F. Scott
was a British hero
Robert Swan- The first person to walk to BOTH
the South Pole and the North Pole!– Polar explorer & founder of 2041.com
Facts about Antarctica
• It is bigger than Canada! - 14 million sq. km.
• Nobody owns Antarctica but some countries think they do.
• The most cold, dry and windy place on earth.
• Antarctica is a peaceful and unspoiled wilderness, dedicated to science, with a worldwide agreement that doesn’t allow armies, mining or drilling for oil.
We flew to Argentina
to start our journey...
... you can also get
to Antarctica from
Africa, New Zealand
or Australia!
The bottom of South America –
over 11,000km from Toronto and still 3,900km away
from the South Pole!
There were 72 people from
all over the world on the trip
We left for the bottom of the planet… across the scary Drake Passage.
The waves were bigger than a truck!
What is it like there?
NOT like this!
Did you know that polar
bears live in the far north
and penguins live in the
far south – they don’t live
together!
I’m eating ice that
is 10,000 years old!
We explored on zodiacs
(special boats), learned about
the environment and saw lots of
animals. What kind did we see?
Penguins!
This is a baby Gentoo penguin – one of the most common that we saw… - there were thousands of them and they pooped all over the place!
Did You Know………?
• Baby penguins ‘molt’ - they
shed the feathers they are born with.
When young penguins are still covered in down, they have less chance of survival if it rains and they get wet. The down protects them from the snow; but the rise in global temperatures means that it rains more in Antarctica.
• There are seven kinds of penguins…
They don’t actually eat crabs... They eat krill – a small kind of shrimp:
Crabeater Seal
Not all seals are cute….
Facts about Antarctica
• Antarctica holds 70% of the world’s fresh water.
• Many of these huge icebergs have broken away from the land and are slowly melting.
• If a lot of the ice melts, many coastal citieswill go under water and people will lose homes.
Icebergs and glaciers are really, really BIG!
The ice is very old and very thick – in some
places it is over seven times as tall as the
CN Tower!
WhalesHumpback and Minke whales were a common sight on our expedition.
Their breath stinks!
That’s me!
Would you want to swim in that water?
While nobody owns Antarctica, some people live there… to study
There are about 10,000 scientists and explorers from all over the world who stay in Antarctica each year.
An adventure to better understand the global environment with lots of smart
people… but we need you to help!
International Antarctica
Expedition 2011
• Recycle and reuse things instead of throwing them in the garbage
• Turn off lights when you leave the room
• Don’t leave the water running
• Tell your friends to do those things too
• Keep learning about the environment and maybe you’ll get to go to Antarctica when you grow up!
5 things you can do…