Wednesday 11 March 2015

Antarctica




The weka reading group was interested in Antarctica today. Check out these facts.


http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/antarctica.html

7 comments:

  1. Antarctica has 6 months of day and 6 months of night.

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  2. Antarctica has a strong wind. Also Antarctica has 6 months of day and night. Antarctica is very close to Argentina but it's close neighbour is Africa. Antarctica has seals, fish, whale and birds.

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  3. The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was minus 128.56 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 89.2 degrees Celsius), registered on July 21, 1983, at Antarctica's Vostok station.
    Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent.

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  4. it is to cold for reptiles

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  5. Because reptiles are cold-blooded and need to bask ( Sunbathing)

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  6. Most of Antarctica is covered in ice over 1.6kilometres thick which is 1 mile thick. Well known animals that live there are penguins and seals. And I would LOVE to go there!!

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  7. Antarctica is not really covered with ice some of it is dirt and grass.

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