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Here is Antarctica - and - the Arctic
as seen from space
Can you list the differences?
Initial design by Roland Warren.
SPRI KIDS' PAGES MAIN MENU
| Explorers |
- Information on Robert Falcon Scott.
- Ernest Shackleton
- a website created by one of his relatives in Ireland, Jonathan
Shackleton.
See dramatic moments in Shackleton's journey, as captured on film by expedition photographer Frank Hurley. In 1999, Shackleton's Endurance expedition was recreated by a team from the USA. - More senior students might like to look at our new Index to Antarctic expeditions - a comprehensive guide to Internet resources on historic and selected contemporary expeditions.
| The Arctic Region |
- Arctic Canada
- Inuit People from The Nunavut Handbook.
- Nunavut: Basic Facts for school assisnments, from Nunavut.com.
- Toothwalkers: Giants of the Arctic Ice on walruses in Arctic Canada, from PBS, USA.
- Greenland
| About Antarctica |
- Information from the British Antarctic Survey
- Information from the Cambridge University Centre for
Atmospheric Science
- The Ozone Hole Tour
| Animals and Birds |
- Click here to read about polar animals and birds, such as polar bears, penguins, whales, albatrosses, squid and seals. Find out how long is a polar bear's tail? What colour is its skin?
- Winter Animals and American Bears links page from Phillipsburg Schools, USA.
| Living and working at the South Pole |
- Information from the British Antarctic Survey
| Questions |
| Polar Jokes |
- Here is our jokes page.
- If you've heard any good polar jokes please send them in.
| Other Sources |
- English-language newspapers which cover polar issues
- Yahooligans, the web guide for kids (USA)