Antarctica Flashcards
(28 cards)
ice has compressed the continent down….
3000ft
left most station (us) and pop.
Palmer station 50
larger than…… collapsed into the sea in …..
Rhode Island…2002
middle left ice shelf
ronne
age of ice sheet
7000000 years
arrow top right
africa
arrow top left
s america
bottom left ice shelf
ross
bottom station and max pop
McMurda 1250
bottom straight arrow
New Zealand
station…. up too….yearly because….
moves, 50ft ice moves
middle station and pop
Amundsen station 200
why’s Antarctica is unique: no….
polar bears
why’s Antartica unique: worlds largest…
desert
why’s Antartica unique:annual avg precipitation…
under 4in
why’s Antartica unique: avg ice thickness
over 1 mile
life at the South Pole: inaccessible when….why? turns fuel into….
mid feb-late oct , temp below -50…jelly
life at the South Pole:Winter Pop.
50
life at the South Pole:sunrise and sunset
once a year
life at the South Pole: avg summer temp
-20
life at the South Pole: avg winter temp
-71
thickest ice dep
12100 ft 2.3 miles
if Antartica would melt the ocean level would rise
225ft
what lake is 3x larger than lake Ontario and how far down is it
lake Vostok and 2 miles down
