Antarctica

• Ecological Features 


  • Very Large
  • Ice and snow up to 4.8km thick
  • Average temp = -49 degrees C
  • Worlds largest desert
  • High altitudes
  • Very little terrestrial life
  • High marine biodiversity
  • Large seasonal variation of ice
  • Extreme seasonal changes
• Importance

  • Control of natural resources - ice and algae
  • Resources - fish and minerals
  • Research - astronomy, climate and ecology