Introduction
Antarctica so much more than just the frozen continent, it is one of the last great unknown places; it’s not empty it’s full of life; it is a place of scientific discovery and a site for our literary imagination.
There's what Antarctica looks like: its "Geography" from when it broke from the supercontinent and drifted south to how this formed its rugged and pristine landscape today.
Its isolation and location make it a beacon for scientists and those seeking the last great wilderness. To allow all to share requires rules and regulations brought together in "Antarctic treaty".
Antarctica as the last continent to be discovered and explored has a rich history such as the "Race to the pole" between Scott and Amundsen to be the first.
In the do-it-myself section of the site, I discover the reason why the seas around "Antarctica are Saltier".
The greatest peacetime loss of life for New Zealand happened in Antarctica which I cover in "The Disaster on Mount Erebus".
Some poetry written by me about Antarctica in the "The Poetry of the Ice".
In such an extreme environment you would expect it to be lifeless like the moon but in "Life in the Freezer," we see there is an abundance of life including seals the playful predator. But life can not exist without food which I explore in the food web" listing what eats who.
With such history and exotic landscape is it any wonder that Antarctica has featured in stories as place of mystery and imagination; no more so than in the work of H.P Lovecraft which I discuss in "Antarctica in popular culture".
There's what Antarctica looks like: its "Geography" from when it broke from the supercontinent and drifted south to how this formed its rugged and pristine landscape today.
Its isolation and location make it a beacon for scientists and those seeking the last great wilderness. To allow all to share requires rules and regulations brought together in "Antarctic treaty".
Antarctica as the last continent to be discovered and explored has a rich history such as the "Race to the pole" between Scott and Amundsen to be the first.
In the do-it-myself section of the site, I discover the reason why the seas around "Antarctica are Saltier".
The greatest peacetime loss of life for New Zealand happened in Antarctica which I cover in "The Disaster on Mount Erebus".
Some poetry written by me about Antarctica in the "The Poetry of the Ice".
In such an extreme environment you would expect it to be lifeless like the moon but in "Life in the Freezer," we see there is an abundance of life including seals the playful predator. But life can not exist without food which I explore in the food web" listing what eats who.
With such history and exotic landscape is it any wonder that Antarctica has featured in stories as place of mystery and imagination; no more so than in the work of H.P Lovecraft which I discuss in "Antarctica in popular culture".
This is all about what Antarctica is and what we are making it. Antarctica has no say in what happens to it. It is at the mercy of Homo Sapiens. We must learn the lessons of our own histories when we lost so many of our wild places. Will it be changed into another urban landscape or should we keep it as the frozen ecosystem that it is? That is humanity's choice.
Antarctica is a country whose national product is science.