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The secrets of Antarctic deep-sea life
Scientists searching for new species of sea life in the Southern Ocean.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail NOAA NMFS SWFSC Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Program
Know about a marine reserve area created in the Ross Sea by a commission representing 24 countries
Creating a marine protected area in Antarctica's Ross Sea.
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Study the effects of increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide on Earth's atmosphere and plant life
An overview of the role greenhouse gases play in modifying Earth's climate.
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Learn how the world is divided into continents
The distribution of the seven continents.
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Antarctica: Paradise Bay
Paradise Bay, Antarctica.
© Jupiterimages—Photos.com/Getty Images
Antarctica
Map of Antarctica highlighting the major geographic regions, ice sheets, and sites...
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emperor penguin
Emperor penguins in Antarctica.
© BernardBreton/stock.adobe.com
Transantarctic Mountains
The Transantarctic Mountains, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Hannes Grobe
Antarctica
Iceberg in the waters off Antarctica.
iStockphoto/Thinkstock
Vinson Massif
Vinson Massif, in the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica's highest range.
Gordon Wiltsie/AlpenImage, Ltd.
Mount Erebus
Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica.
Josh Landis—National Science Foundation/USAP Photo Library
Larsen Ice Shelf
Map showing the extent of collapse of the Larsen Ice Shelf. The Larsen A Ice Shelf...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Larsen C Ice Shelf
The extent of the Larsen C Ice Shelf relative to the Antarctic Peninsula, with the...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
pack ice
Pack ice in the waters off Antarctica.
© Armin Rose/Shutterstock.com
Beardmore Glacier
Beardmore Glacier, central Antarctica.
Commander Jim Waldron USNR—Antarctic Photo Library/National Science Foundation
Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf.
Michael Van Woert/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Antarctic hairgrass
Antarctic hairgrass (Deschampsia antarctica).
Copyright Robert W. Hernandez/Photo Researchers
emperor penguins
Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri).
Michael C.T. Smith—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers
gentoo penguins
Gentoo penguins in Antarctica.
© lfstewart/Fotolia
Adélie penguins
Adélie penguins and leopard seals, Antarctica.
Stockbyte/Thinkstock
killer whale
A pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca)—a species with a patchy distribution...
© Martin Hale—FLPA/REX/Shutterstock.com
marine protected area of the Ross Sea
The marine protected area of the Ross Sea region extends across nearly 788,200 square...
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Chinstrap penguins among Antarctic icebergs.
© kkaplin/stock.adobe.com
Among the evidence of former plant and animal life on Antarctica are (top right)...
Edith L. Taylor
Wandel Peak
Wandel Peak, Antarctica.
U.S. Navy Photograph
Snow-cat traverse party near the Dufek Massif in Ronne Ice Shelf during the International...
Courtesy of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
Earth
The planet Earth, as photographed from the Galileo spacecraft during its December...
NASA/JPL
Antarctica
NASA image showing locations on Antarctica where temperatures had increased between...
GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio/NASA
continental drift
The location of Earth's continents at various times between 225 million years ago...
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global seismic centres in 1975–99
Global seismic centres in 1975–99 depicting earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and greater. 
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sea ice extent
The extent of sea ice expands and contracts with the seasons, reaching a maximum...
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Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean is a body of salt water covering the portions of the world ocean...
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West Antarctic ice streams
A map of ice streams in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, showing ice streams A (Mercer...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
world map
Map identifying the world's continents.
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temperature differences between icebergs and ice shelves
As ice depth increases to 12 metres (40 feet) and beyond, the temperature difference...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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