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Visit Antarctica

Antarctica is probably one of the most untouched and unusual places in the world to visit. But what does it really have to offer the tourist?
Key Stage: Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Topic: Fauna, Tourism

The coast and adjacent ocean

What is the coastline of Antarctica like, and what physical processes occur along it?
Key Stage: Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Topic: Case study: Larsen B and C, Ice sheets and ice shelves, The Southern Ocean

Rising seas

Learn about Antarctica's contribution to one of the Earth’s biggest threats from climate change: rising sea levels.
Key Stage: Key Stage 3
Topic: Case study: Thwaites Glacier, Glaciers, The Southern Ocean

Climate change: past and future

How has Antarctica’s climate changed in the past and how might we expect it to change in the future?
Key Stage: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4

Tectonic history: into the deep freeze

Antarctica hasn’t always been a continent covered in thick ice. Find out how and why the landscape has changed over the past 200 million years.
Key Stage: Key Stage 3
Topic: Ice sheets and ice shelves

Key physical features

What is distinctive about Antarctica’s landscape?
Key Stage: Key Stage 3
Topic: Glaciers, Ice sheets and ice shelves

Antarctica’s geology

What kind of rocks make up Antarctica? What rock and mineral resources exist there?
Key Stage: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5

Oceans, atmosphere, landscape

Discover Antarctica's natural environments - the oceans, the atmosphere, the landscapes of ice-shelves, glaciers, volcanoes and mountains.

Ecosystem change and exploration

Are the pressures and threats facing Antarctic ecosystems increasing and which ecosystems are changing?
Topic: Exploration, Fauna, The Southern Ocean