Where am I? Eatons Hill State School Home | Library | Subject Lists | Antarctica

 

 

Eatons Hill State School Library

Antarctica

General Sites | Issues

General Sites

1 Antarctic Almanac PBS presents general information as well as facts about ice-core samples and the effect ice-cap melting could have.
2 Antarctic Explorers Enchanted Learning gives and overview with links to more information on individual people.
3 Antarctic Explorers CyberSleuthKids provides a set of hotlinks.
4 Antarctic Foodweb The Gould League provides this activity.
5 Antarctic Images Australian Antarctic Division provides still photos, panoramas and Quicktime VRs.
6 Antarctic Webcams Webcam at Mawson, with links to cameras at Davis, Casey and Macquarie Island.  Each camera is updated every ten minutes.
7 Antarctica Map.  In Word file.  Printable. From Unlocking the Archives.
8 Antarctica Basic information, with links to Antarctic animals and early exploration.
9 Antarctica Zoom School provide a map, basic information.
10 Australian Antarctic Division Huge site.   Living and working in Antarctica, wildlife and conservation, scientific work, news, weather and Australian involvement.
11 Exploration Timeline Compares Antarctic exploration with well-known world and American events.
12 Scott Polar Research Institute Kids pages.  Information about both the Arctic and Antarctic.  General information, facts about birds and other animals, geology, explorers.  Riddle page.
13 Whales and Food Webs Short article on food chains and webs in the Antarctic.  Diagrams. Also links to fact boxes on the various species of whales.
14 Wildlife of Antarctica Information on species of penguins and other birds, seals and whales.
 

Issues

1 Human Impact Australian Antarctic Division page.  Discusses fishing, hunting, visitors and what initiatives Australia has taken.
2 Human Involvement and Impact New Zealand site.  Includes tourism, sealing, whaling, fishing, nuclear power and petroleum pollution.  Includes brief outlines of existing treaties.
3 The Impact of Global Warming in Antarctica Provides data that shows increased temperatures and global warming.
4 Mining Issues in Antarctica Pdf document from New Zealand's Antarctic Institute.
5 Pollution Looks at the different types of pollution that have occurred in the Antarctic.  With photos.
6 Pollution & Waste Australian Antarctic Division page on these problems.  With links to waste management, cleaning up, marine and terrestrial littering.
7 Tourism in Antarctica Pdf document from New Zealand's Antarctic Institute.
8 Why Protect Antarctica? British Antarctic Survey presents a short argument.

 

 

© Copyright The State of Queensland (Department of Education, Training and the Arts, Eatons Hill State School)

This page modified on 10/01/2009 Created and maintained by Trish Wade