COLD WEATHER!

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COLD WEATHER!
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Arctic
North Pole
Greenland
Canada
South Pole
Antarctica
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Antarctica.
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Today, our temperature is. Can you guess what
it is in Antarctica?
In Antarctica, the highest temperature is in the
Summer and is about -25 degrees Celsius.
Temperatures
Temperatures
In Antarctica, the lowest temperature is in the
Winter and is about -65 degrees Celsius.
It is the coldest place on earth!
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• Antarctica is also the iciest place in the
  world!
• Nearly all of Antarctica is covered with ice
  sheets like this.
• It is called a frozen desert.

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The Frozen Desert...
Icebergs
The thickest ice in Antarctica is 4,776 meters.
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The sun does shine in the Summer in Antarctica
but there is no sun at all in Winter. It is
completely dark!
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It cant rain in Antarctica because it
is too cold!The rain water freezes and it snows
instead.However, it does not snow that often in
Antarctica. There is less than 4 cm per year.

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WINDY ANTARCTICA!

• Winds can reach 200 miles per hour.
• In the car we only go up to 70 miles per hour.
• The strong winds can cause BLIZZARDS!
• This is when the snow on the ground is picked up
  by the
• strong winds and blown along the ground.
• People can die if they go out in the storms!
• A blizzard can last a week!

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The winds also cause CYCLONES!
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• Clouds and skies
• The Antarctic has amazing skies and clouds.
• There is no pollution and no buildings or trees
  getting in the way!

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People cannot live in Antarctica
like they do in England. It is much too cold!It
is home to only 4,000 people who are there to
research the environment. They travel by snow
mobile or by air and camp in pyramid tents or
small huts.
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Anybody in Antarctica must wear LOTS OF LAYERS OF
CLOTHING TO KEEP WARM! They must wear special
HATS, SOCKS, SCARFS, BOOTS and MITTENS too! They
must also eat lots to keep up their energy!
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Doctor Doctor!
FROST BITE When parts of the body partially
freeze. SNOW BLINDNESS This happens if you
spend too long looking at the bright white snow
or ice. HYPOTHERMIA When you get too cold!!!
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SEALS!
They can survive because they have about 6 cm
of blubber.
Anti-freeze fish!
They have special blood they stops the fish
from freezing.
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Penguins
They have lots of fat and feathers to keep warm
but even the penguins have to leave in the
Winter.
Whales
Like the seals, they have thick layers of fat
and blubber!
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Not many plants either!Only a few kinds
of plants can survive!