Antarctica – The Stunning Ice Crowned Wonder
Antarctica is covered 99% with ice and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. The continent contains the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere.
It is the fifth largest southernmost continent on Earth, 14,000,000 square kilometersor 5,400,000 square miles. Antarctica is larger than Europe, twofold the size of Australia.
The continent comprises about 90% of the planet’s freshwater ice, 70% fresh water with the largest mass of ice the Antarctica Ice Sheet. Penguins and seals live in Antarctica. It is mostly a desert due to very little rainfall. Antarctica has -89.2 °C (-128.6 °F) as the lowest temperature in 1983 at Vostok Station while temperatures average at -63 °C (-81 °F) in the coldest time of the year.
Lake Vostok is afreshwater lake that is buried 2.5 miles (3.7 kilometers) under solid ice. It is the largest lake among more than 200 lakes under the ice scattered around the continent. Vinson Massif is the highest peak located in the Ellsworth Mountains at 4,892 m or 16,050 feet.
There are several other mountains on the continent as well as the islands surrounding it. World's southernmost mountain, Mount Erebus is an active volcano on Ross Island. The longest mountain range on Earth is the Transantarctic Mountain range, which divides the entire continent into two sections - East and West. It is 2,175 miles or 3,500 kilometers long.
Being the only continent with lava lakes, Antarctica has large coal resources near the Beardmore Glacier on an expedition, however, low-grade coal is found throughout the Transantarctic Mountains. There are significant iron ore deposits in the Prince Charles Mountains. The other most valuable resources of Antarctica lying offshore are oil and natural gas, which was found in the Ross Sea in 1973.
Cape Adare, Ross Island, McMurdo Station, Stanley, and the Falkland Islands are some of the places worth visiting on the continent.
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Antarctica
- $17.95
Item Code : ITMB4887
Scale 1:7,000,000. Size 27"x39". International Travel Maps edition.
Antarctica remains one of the most fascinating places on earth. It is possible to visit the continent during the summer months of January/February, by ship. We did so on an Azumara liner but Holland America has also used one of their larger ships to go there. Regardless, Antarctica retains a degree of wonder unsurpassed by any other part of the globe.
This map is our fifth (5th) edition, so there is on-going demand for this title. This edition has Antarctica on one side and Tierra del Fuego on the other, since most ships heading across the Drake Passage originate in Ushuaia, Argentina. This edition is also unique in that we portray loss of permanent ice since the last edition. Global warming is melting the ice cover quite quickly, both visibly above the surface and by warmer ocean currents melting the underside of ice shelves.
This should cause a carving off of a huge piece of ice in the near future that is about the size of Prince Edward Island in Canada. We also find that our Antarctica map is used by a lot of elementary students in the preparation of school projects (no doubt thanks to their parents’ searching of the internet to find material). Finally, please note that the ISBN has changed, and the cover picture, but not the price.
- $15.95
Item Code : ZAGR4896
Scale 1:1,500,000. Zagier & Urruty edition. Highly detailed map of the Antarctic Peninsula. Includes color illustrations of Antarctic birds and mammals. Please see the sample map below. - $15.95
Item Code : ZAGR4897
Scale 1:5,000,000. Size 26"x38". Polar voyage log map retracing Drake's Antarctic voyage. - $179.95 Rolled + $24.80 p&h
Item Code : UNIV4891
Size 54"x64". Universal Map edition. Laminated. The Antarctica Advanced Political Classroom Wall Map features the claims by various countries of the world. Includes claims by New Zealand, Australia, France, Norway, plus others. Mounted on roller with backboard. The Advanced Political Classroom Wall map series provides a wealth of valuable information including country and state boundaries as well as capitals, major waterways, and major cities. Created with legibility in mind these brightly colored maps highlight the world, its continents, and the United States with detailed cartography. Appropriate for grades 6-12 and satisfying state and national curriculum standards, the Advanced Political Classroom Wall Map is a must have for every classroom. Wall maps measure 64" x 54": This product is ideal for public, private, parochial, and home schools. - $139.95 Rolled + $24.80 p&h
Item Code : UNIV4892
Size 42"x54". Universal Map edition. Laminated. Details for the Antarctica Primary Classroom Wall Map by Universal Map include mountain peaks, Date Line (Meridian of Greenwich), latitude and longitude lines, Antarctic Circle, South Magnetic Pole, and ice shelves. Measures 54" x 43" and is laminated making the map markable and washable. Mounted with hanging rails top and bottom. This product is ideal for public, private, parochial, and home schools. - $19.95 Rolled + $6.80 p&h or $18.80 foreign delivery
Item Code : NATL4893
Scale 1:9,000,000. Size 20"x31". National Geographic edition. - $49.95 Rolled + $8.80 p&h or $18.80 foreign delivery
Item Code : HEMA4894
Scale 1:7,000,000. Size 39"x47". Hema maps edition. Laminated. This is a big map! - $34.95 Rolled + $8.80 p&h or $18.80 foreign delivery
Item Code : HEMA4895
Scale 1:7,000,000. Size 39"x47". Hema maps edition. NOT Laminated. This is a big map! - $24.95 + $8.80 p&h
Item Code : UNIV4889
Size 36"x48". Universal Map edition. Laminated.
Antarctica – The Stunning Ice Crowned Wonder
Antarctica is covered 99% with ice and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. The continent contains the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere.
It is the fifth largest southernmost continent on Earth, 14,000,000 square kilometersor 5,400,000 square miles. Antarctica is larger than Europe, twofold the size of Australia.
The continent comprises about 90% of the planet’s freshwater ice, 70% fresh water with the largest mass of ice the Antarctica Ice Sheet. Penguins and seals live in Antarctica. It is mostly a desert due to very little rainfall. Antarctica has -89.2 °C (-128.6 °F) as the lowest temperature in 1983 at Vostok Station while temperatures average at -63 °C (-81 °F) in the coldest time of the year.
Lake Vostok is afreshwater lake that is buried 2.5 miles (3.7 kilometers) under solid ice. It is the largest lake among more than 200 lakes under the ice scattered around the continent. Vinson Massif is the highest peak located in the Ellsworth Mountains at 4,892 m or 16,050 feet.
There are several other mountains on the continent as well as the islands surrounding it. World's southernmost mountain, Mount Erebus is an active volcano on Ross Island. The longest mountain range on Earth is the Transantarctic Mountain range, which divides the entire continent into two sections - East and West. It is 2,175 miles or 3,500 kilometers long.
Being the only continent with lava lakes, Antarctica has large coal resources near the Beardmore Glacier on an expedition, however, low-grade coal is found throughout the Transantarctic Mountains. There are significant iron ore deposits in the Prince Charles Mountains. The other most valuable resources of Antarctica lying offshore are oil and natural gas, which was found in the Ross Sea in 1973.
Cape Adare, Ross Island, McMurdo Station, Stanley, and the Falkland Islands are some of the places worth visiting on the continent.
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