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Approximately ninety-eight percent of Antarctica is covered with ice.

The midnight sun occurs throughout the Arctic and Antarctica at latitudes higher than 67.5°. This phenomenon occurs when the sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight. The effect occurs near the time of the solstice, on June 21, for latitudes north of the Arctic Circle. The same effect occurs near the time of the solstice, on

A polar bear's favorite meal is seal. Occasionally a polar bear may kill a young whale or walrus or they will scavenge their carcasses. When their primary food sources are unavailable, polar bears will expand their diet and may eat reindeer, small rodents, seabirds, waterfowl, fish, shellfish, eggs, vegetation, berries, and human garbage if available. Polar bears do not eat

Antarctica is a continent but not a country. The land is managed under the Antarctic Treaty, originally signed in 1959 by the 12 countries involved in scientific studies on the continent at that time. It now includes 48 countries from around the world. The treaty ensures the freedom of scientific investigation and cooperation, prohibits military activities and mining, prohibits nuclear

There are approximately 1.5 million people living in the Arctic, indigenous and non-indigenous, spread out over eight countries: Canada, the United States (Alaska), Denmark (Greenland), Iceland, Russia, Sweden, Norway and Finland. There are no permanent residents of Antarctica, however approximately 4,000 people from around the world conduct research on the continent at a variety of research bases. Most work only

This event was a 1 hr overview of Marine Life Science in Antarctica by Annamarie Pasqualone for the CISE Fall 2011 course and other interested educators.

Polar science is a topic both your students and you can get into. This publication gives you a variety of angles to choose from in implementing a study of polar science. This resource was created under a National Science Foundation Grant by Middle School Portal 2: Math & Science Pathways.

From 1879-1881 thirty-three Navy officers, enlisted men and civilians, led by Lieutenant Commander George Washington DeLong, participated in an epic Arctic adventure that defines the limits of human will and endurance in an overwhelmingly distant and hostile environment.

The story of Arctic explorer Matthew Henson and the race to the North Pole.

The purpose of this bibliography is to provide researchers at Library and Archives Canada with a listing of primary printed sources for the study of the search for the Northwest Passage in the early nineteenth century.