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ANTARCTICA NOTES SOCIAL STUDIES
About Antarctica
- Earths southernmost continent
- The coldest, driest, and windiest continent
- The coldest temperature ever recorded on earth was -128.6 F
- Some places have not received rain in over 100 years
Antarctic Sea Life Includes:
- Penguins
- Blue Whales
- Orcas
- Fur Seals
- Colossal squids
Antarctica Human
- Has no Government & belongs to no country
- Antarctica has no permanent residents
- Its status is regulated by the 1959 antarctic treaty
Antarctic Treaty
- The most successful treaty in the world
- Officially signed in 1960
- Problems, The protection of the Antarctic environment, the regulation of tourism in Antarctica, and the question of jurisdiction in the Antarctic region.
Stats
- No military activities
- 28 nations operate in the region
- over 4000 research personnel