Metals minerals meteorites – information factsheets about Antarctica’s resources.
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Resources
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Rising sea levels information
Information about how various places around the world could be affected by rising sea levels.
Valley glacier diagram
Cross section of a valley glacier introducing some of the key features and terminology that is used when studying glaciers.
Antarctica – The Movie
Imagine you are a location scout and a wannabe scriptwriter for a Hollywood movie company.
Antarctic acrostic
write an acrostic for the word ANTARCTICA, using adjectives that describe what it is like.
Wilkins Ice Shelf Science Briefing
The breakout in March 2008 of the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula is the latest drama in a region that has experienced unprecedented warming over the last 50 years. In the past 30 years seven floating ice shelves retreated, with very little of their area now remaining. The changes give us clues about the impact of climate change across Antarctica in the coming centuries.
Antarctic Treaty System
A snapshot of the Antarctic Treaty System.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ composed by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1798.