Antarctica

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Antarctica A Webquest
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In what year did people first stay on Antarctica
for an extended period of time
(overwintering)? http//www.coolantarctica.com/Ant
arctica20fact20file/antarctica20fact20file20i
ndex.htm
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What Ocean surrounds Antarctica? What else is
it called? http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souther
n_Ocean
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What is an iceberg? http//en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Iceberg What is an iceberg doing when it
is calving? http//www.howstuffworks.com/fra
med.htm?parentwq-iceberg.htmurlhttp//oceanworl
d.tamu.edu/students/iceberg/iceberg1.htm
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• What does the term Tip of the iceberg mean?
• http//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tip_of_the_iceberg

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Antarctica is a desert! True or False?
Why? http//www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica20fa
ct20file/antarctica20environment/whats20it20li
ke20in20Antarctica.htm
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What is the tallest mountain on Antarctica? How
high is it? http//7summits.com/vinson/vinson.htm
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What is a katabatic? http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/
shackletonexped/dispatches/19991103.html
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In the summer, how many hours of daylight are
there? How many hours of daylight are there in
the winter? http//www.vb-tech.co.za/Antartica/
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Name 3 different animals that live on Antarctica
and give one fact about each.
http//www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica20fact20
file/antarctica_animal.htm
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What is the most interesting fact you have
learned about Antarctica?