Antarctica

• Antarctica


  • Very large
  • Ice and snow, up to 4.8 km thick
  • Average temperature is -49 degrees C
  • Worlds largest desert
  • High altitudes
  • Very little terrestrial life
  • High marine biodiversity
  • Large seasonal variation of ice
  • Extreme seasonal changes
  • 24 hour Sunlight

  
• Conservation Efforts


  1. The Antarctic Treaty (1959)

  2. The Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLS) prevents the overexploitation of marine species

  3. Mammal species cannot be exploited

  4. Tourisms is controlled, only 1 cruise ship at any one site, with only 100 people visiting the shore

  5. No waste can be left behind (fuel, batteries, plastics, etc)