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  Antarctica - MSN Encarta
Antarctica, fifth-largest of the Earth's seven continents, located almost entirely south of latitude 66°33' south (the Antarctic Circle), and surrounding the South Pole.
The true boundary of Antarctica is not the coastline of the continent itself but the Antarctic Convergence, which is a sharply defined zone in the southern extremities of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans between about latitude 48° south and latitude 60° south.
West Antarctica, lying mostly within the western hemisphere, appears to be a continuation of the Andes of South America; glaciologists and geologists speculate that West Antarctica would become an island archipelago if the ice cover were removed.
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 Antarctica - Crystalinks
Antarctica is home to more than 70 lakes that lie thousands of metres under the surface of the continental ice sheet.
Glaciologists in Antarctica are concerned with the study of the history and dynamics of floating ice, seasonal snow, glaciers, and ice sheets.
Meteorites from Antarctica are a relatively recent resource for study of the material formed early in the solar system; most are thought to come from asteroids, but some may have originated on larger planets.
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 Antarctica - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
Antarctica (from Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earth's South Pole.
Nearly all of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet that is, on average, 2.5 kilometers thick.
Physically Antarctica is divided in two by mountains close to the neck between the Ross Sea and the Weddell Sea.
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 USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent on Earth.
Antarctica's harsh weather is why no flowering plants grow on the continent and the largest land animals are microscopic.
Antarctica is colder than the Arctic even though during the course of the year it receives almost the same amount of sunlight.
www.usatoday.com /weather/resources/coldscience/aweath0.htm   (861 words)

  
 Esperanza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Esperanza, Valverde, a district of the Dominican Republic
Esperanza, Agusan del Sur, a municipality in the Philippines
Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat, a municipality in the Philippines
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Esperanza   (177 words)

  
 Who Owns Antarctica?
Antarctica is the southern most continent on the Earth.
The marine mammals that live in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica are not accustomed to dealing with humans.
Roles for the Antarctica minerals and resources hearing: Mineral and Resource Commission members: You must decide which companies have an adequate plan in order to approve their development of Antarctic Resources.
www.globalclassroom.org /antarct9.html   (3629 words)

  
 HorizonsUnlimited - Grant and Susan Johnson - Motorcycle Travels in Antarctica
Antarctica aboard the Disko - 30 Dec/97 - 7 Jan/98
In the 1970s the Argentineans flew a pregnant woman down to Antarctica so her child could be born in Antarctica, and there are families with young children living year round on the Esperanza Base.
Joe and Rona (not a couple) had been traveling through South America on an overland truck (Rona was taking her second trip to Antarctica in as many weeks, she had just come back on the previous voyage and gone right out again!), and many were backpacking and taking public transport.
www.horizonsunlimited.com /johnson/Antarctica.shtml   (2963 words)

  
 Antarctica Cruise Antarctica Travel Antarctica Vacation
During the crossing numerous lectures will be held on fascinating Antarctica, considered one of the most breathtaking and beautiful continents.
Antarctica, "The White Continent," is more than half the size of North America.
While you cross this stretch of water from Antarctica, a series of lectures will be held on board summing-up topics related to Antarctica.
www.cruisenorway.com /antarctica.html   (1551 words)

  
 Antarctica: The Continent, 2003
Snow and ice connects it to the rest of Antarctica, but if all the snow as to be removed from Antarctica, Western Antarctica would be revealed as an island archipelago.
Esperanza lies right at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, nestled at the back of Hope Bay.
Esperanza is typical of South American bases in that they invite families to stay down there - unlike the stiff and starchy conditions in the American, British and Australian bases...
www.cybamuse.com /antarctica/continent_03.htm   (424 words)

  
 The Esperanza | Defending our Oceans
The Esperanza (Spanish for "hope") is the latest and largest vessel in the Greenpeace fleet.
In 2005 alone, she was instrumental in many campaigns to defend ocean life including taking action against dolphin-killing pair trawlers in the English Channel, scientific research on The Mingulay reef complex off Scotland, action against bottom trawling in the North Atlantic, and promoting marine reserves in the North Sea.
During this expedition the Esperanza will be the home, office and workshop for the crew in some of the most remote regions of the world and is equipped with a top class communications system.
oceans.greenpeace.org /en/the-expedition/the-esperanza   (380 words)

  
 School in Antarctica - videoconferencing, VoDSL, speakerphone: Polycom EMEA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Esperanza Base Chief Major Dreus (remote) and Secretary of Communications, Nicolás Gallo, joined KEYTECH S.A. director Susana Alvarez Vitale, the Polycom systems integrator in charge of the deployment, to inaugurate the addition of these powerful capabilities in Argentinian Antarctica.
Argentina's Esperanza Base was founded in 1952 to study the meteorological and geological conditions and monitor changes in these parameters over time.
Videoconferencing Systems installed at the school in Antarctica and the base's management in Buenos Aires, is "essential for the continued learning of the Argentinian students located in Antarctica."
www.polycom.com /company_info/1,,ee-663,FF.html   (302 words)

  
 All Headline News - Whaling Conflict Escalates Near Antarctica - December 11, 2006
Two Greenpeace ships Esperanza and Arctic Sunrise launched inflatable boats after finding the "catcher boats", in order to get between the whale and harpoon gun.
After several more "catcher boats", which had been whaling further away, returned with their load to the mother ship where the whales are cut up, activists put themselves directly in their path, according to a Reuters report.
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www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7001588304   (254 words)

  
 Trend Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
They all connect to a receiving and transmitting station in the Southern Argentine city of Trelew, where they are bundled in an uplink to the satellite.
The Seismology project that Febrer leads comprises three permanent stations with very sensitive seismic sensors at two Antarctic bases (Esperanza and the South Orkney Islands) and a third one in the Southern tip of South America, at the Ushuaia base.
The Argentine Esperanza base is located at the foot of a hill, and few times a year there are winds that come down the hill at 200 km.p.h to 250 km.p.h.
belcart.com /it_news/eng/2003-02-12_antarctica_comms.htm   (566 words)

  
 Antarctica cruise
Puerto Natales is the capital of the province of Ultima Esperanza.
The city was founded in 1911 in a beautiful setting on a gently sloping point on the inlet.
While you cross this stretch of water to Antarctica, a series of lectures will be held on board on topics related to the history and wildlife of Antarctica, as well as the "Guidelines for Visitors" to Antarctica.
www.cruisescandinavia.com /antarctica.html   (1481 words)

  
 Antarctica Cruise and Travel Guide, Antarctic Peninsula
It was at this base that the first child born in Antarctica was delivered, it also boasts its own mayor, post office and school.
This is often an excellent opportunity to see an aspect of Antarctica not often seen at close quarters (Antarctic personnel are sometimes the most timid and bizarre of the endemic wildlife of the region).
It is here that your dreams of visiting Antarctica will become reality in a way that you can't really appreciate if you have never been there.
www.coolantarctica.com /Travel/antarctic_peninsula.htm   (1364 words)

  
 Esperanza Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Argentine Base Esperanza (Spanish "Hope Base") is located at 63°24′S 56°59′W, Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula.
Built in 1975, the base houses 55 inhabitants in winter, including 10 families and 2 school teachers.
Esperanza Base has some measure of fame because it is the birthplace of Emilio Marcos Palma, the first person to be born on Antarctica mainland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Esperanza_Base   (298 words)

  
 QSL Information Pages - Antarctica
As it seems, the whole staff of the Base Esperanza will be changed, including all persons working at the bc station.
Base Esperanza is located in the very north of Antarctic Peninsula, coords are S 63d24', W 56d59'.
Antarctica, R.Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, 15475.6kHz, QSL card in 323 days for SP report and 1$.
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 Sea Shepherd - Greenpeace to Abandon Whales in Antarctica — Sea Shepherd Will Battle Whalers Alone in Antarctica in ...
In a recent meeting at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Shayne Rattenbury of Greenpeace said that they have accomplished all that they could this year and there was no need to return to Antarctic waters at the end of the year to confront whalers.
Greenpeace is estimated to have spent over one million dollars in promotions over the recent campaign to Antarctica where Greenpeace crewmembers were filmed observing the slaughter of the whales.
I have been reluctant to publicly criticize Greenpeace because despite their tactical limitations they were still down there and their filming of the whale killing was educational to the general public.
www.seashepherd.org /news/media_060220_1.html   (1034 words)

  
 Antarctica Information - Antarctica - Travel Tips and Reviews - itsislandtime.com
Antarctica (from Greek ??ta??t????, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earth's South Pole.
With an area of 13,200,000 km², Antarctica is the fifth largest continent, after Eurasia, Africa, North America, and South America.
Esperanza (63°24' S 57°00' W) Laboratory and meteorological station (since 1952).
www.itsislandtime.com /publish/article_00222.shtml   (1199 words)

  
 Belizean Naturalist Guides: Sam Tillett and Esperanza Guilan - Wildland Adventures
Esperanza Guilan is the most accomplished female wilderness guide, cave explorer and wilderness rescue responder in Belize.
Esperanza now dedicates herself as a licensed naturalist guide leading our group, family and custom trips throughout Belize and into Guatemala, and continues to lead caving, cave tubing, and rappelling adventures whenever called upon!
Sam and Esperanza operate their own guesthouse in a small village within the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary.
www.wildland.com /trips/centralamerica/bel_guides.aspx   (246 words)

  
 Creative Cruising Your Cruise Holiday Specialists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Join 'Golden Princess' for her Antarctica and South America cruise departing 22 January 2007.
After an overnight stay in Rio de Janeiro where you can enjoy a cable car ride up Sugarloaf Mountain revealing what many travelers say is one of the most beautiful cities on the world or witness the exquisite beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, you will then set sail for the Argentinian port of Puerto Madryn.
Next port is the southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia, where nature at its grandest can be explored in the National Park, before moving onto Punta Arena, Chile.
www.creativecruising.com.au /cruises/cruise.asp?id=2393   (787 words)

  
 Antarctic Expedition, Antarctica Tourism and Things to Do - IgoUgo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Before going to Antarctica, I read some interesting books that I feel enhanced my experience.
In 1977, the Argentine government began sending women and children to Antarctica.
Description: From crossing the Drake Passage to hiking across Deception Island to rescuing the Vavilov, this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
www.igougo.com /travelcontent/journal.aspx?journalID=38829   (532 words)

  
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In Chile, managed to visit the Atacama desert in the north and Patagonia in the far south before the Antarctica portion.
We were able to land at a number of places in Antarctica and saw lots of interesting wildlife.
I asked about them but no one we talked to knew any specifics, other than they were for some sort of long range communications test.
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 Antarctica Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Antarctica Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News
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 School in Antarctica - videoconferencing, speakerphone,speaker phone, conference phone, soundstation, desktop video ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
School in Antarctica - videoconferencing, speakerphone,speaker phone, conference phone, soundstation, desktop video conferencing, personal video conferencing,personal videoconferencing, integrated access device, DSL: Polycom Asia Pacific
The continent is asymmetrically centered on the South Pole and located almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle.
By adding video to these communications, remote students and instructors can see as well as hear one another, forming more meaningful bonds and communicating new ideas or complex principles more effectively.
www.polycom.com /company_info/1,,ae-3674,FF.html   (344 words)

  
 Antarctica on 43 Places   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
I have been to 5; South America and Antarctica are to-dos.
I did a google search on Antarctica hoping to find out a little information about prices for getting there.
I have researched some cruise ships that leave from Chile/Argentina but they are all very pricey.
www.43places.com /places/view/108562   (639 words)

  
 Esperanza Performing Arts Association, Inc. -- Membership Form
Esperanza Performing Arts Association, Inc. -- Membership Form
Just fill out this form and we will get back to you with all the information you need to become a member.
Copyright © 1996-2006 Esperanza Performing Arts Associaton, Inc.
esperanzaarts.org /membership.php   (70 words)

  
 Location Explorer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Argentine Base Esperanza (Spanish "Hope Base") is located at 63°24?
Built in 1975, the base houses an 80 inhabitants in winter, including 10 families and 2 school teachers.
Around 1,100 tourists visit the base each year.
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