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Antarctica
Antarctica Fifth-largest continent (larger than Europe or Australasia), covering almost 10% of the world's total land area. Surrounding the
South Pole, it is bordered by the Antarctic Ocean and the
s sections of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Almost entirely within the
Antarctic Circle, it is of great strategic and scientific interest. No people live here permanently, though scientists frequently stay for short periods to conduct research and exploration. Seven nations lay claim to sectors of it. Covered by an ice-sheet with an average thickness of
c.1800m (5900ft), it contains
c.90% of the world's ice and more than 70% of its freshwater.
http://www.antdiv.gov.au; http://www.antarctica.ac.uk
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Antarctica frozen desert: Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest place on Earth, covered by thick sheets of blue-white ice and surrounded by fierce, freezing seas.
Magazine article from: Appleseeds; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...sea captain Nathaniel Palmer, who sighted Antarctica from his ship. Most of Antarctica is a desert. This may seem strange, because...hot places filled with sand. Almost all of Antarctica is covered with snow and ice, and the average...
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Antarctica NZ to Optimize Satellite Communications over the WAN with Expand Networks.
Business Wire; 11/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...Bandwidth Available to Scientists in Antarctica and Achieves Return on Investment in...Network (WAN), today announced that Antarctica NZ, the Crown Entity responsible for...New Zealand Government interests in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, has recently...
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Antarctica Systems Partners with MANDEX; Delivers Unique Visualization Software for Government.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 5/27/2003; 700+ words
; ...2003 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) -- Antarctica Systems Inc., a pioneer in the development...and commercial clients, to promote Antarctica's Visual Net software to the federal...extremely pleased to be working with Antarctica Systems," says Martin Artiano, Senior...
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Antarctica Signs Technology Partnership with Business Objects to Extend User Adoption.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 7/13/2005; 700+ words
; ...13, 2005 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) Antarctica Systems Inc. (ASI), an enterprise...business intelligence (BI) solutions. Antarctica is now a member of the Business Objects...technical, sales and marketing activities. Antarctica's Visual Net software offers Business...
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ANTARCTICA NEW AT NAUTICUS: A LOOK AT A FROZEN AND DANGEROUS DESERT WHERE MAN HAS RARELY TROD.(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/18/1998; 700+ words
; Byline: Larry Maddry ANTARCTICA. It is the coldest, driest and...of Winchester, leave by ship for Antarctica where he established a camp named...into four sections: Welcome to Antarctica highlights the continent and its...
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Antarctica Melts.
Magazine article from: Science World; 2/7/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...trackers call B-10A, broke or calved off Antarctica, Earth's most southerly continent...drifted into busy shipping lanes between Antarctica and South America. For every foot of...only fuels scientists' worst fear: Antarctica may be headed for a gradual meltdown...
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Antarctica under siege; Stunning beauty and the promise of oil and minerals are bringing more people to the once-pristine continent.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 8/3/2006; 700+ words
; ...beneath the wind-blasted surface of Antarctica, sits a wonder of the last untouched...South, as a new boom of activity erodes Antarctica's isolation. Once the domain of doughty...explorers such as Scott and Shackleton, Antarctica is becoming increasingly crowded by...
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Antarctica data maybe bad news UM scientists envision cold continent's warming
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 8/12/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...patterns in the interior regions of Antarctica. But researchers cautioned against...of additional snowfall over interior Antarctica - coupled with more alarming news on...models to analyze annual snowfall in Antarctica during the past 50 years. Two UMaine...
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Antarctica Systems Inc. Secures $4.2 Million Funding.
PR Newswire; 9/20/2004; 700+ words
; ...Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Antarctica Systems Inc., a provider of...funding capital, which enables Antarctica to expand its operations to deliver...value to our customers," says Antarctica Systems Inc. President and CEO...
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In Antarctica, Too, Temperatures On The Rise
Transcript from: NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday; 1/23/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Nation Science Friday 01-23-2009 In Antarctica, Too, Temperatures On The Rise Host...right before the break, talking about Antarctica, when I said there was research that Antarctica was cooling instead of warming, when it...
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Antarctica
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Antarctica Official name : Antarctica Area: 14,000,000 square kilometers (5,405,430 square...Territorial sea limits: None 1 LOCATION AND SIZE The continent of Antarctica is almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle (66.5...
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Polar Regions
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations
POLAR REGIONS ANTARCTICA Antarctica, the coldest and second-smallest continent (after Australia...about 90% of the world's ice and 70% of the fresh water. Antarctica is bounded by the Southern Ocean. The nearest points of land...
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Companhia de Bebidas das Américas
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Companhia Cerveceria Brahma and Grupo Antarctica Paulista, AmBev controls nearly 70...three core brands: Skol, Brahma, and Antarctica. These brands represented the world...Companhia Cerveceria Brahma and Grupo Antarctica Paulista into one of Brazil ’...
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Sir Vivian Fuchs
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...expedition that was the first to cross Antarctica from coast to coast. Vivian Fuchs...Dependencies were a group of islands near Antarctica and included Britain's claim to part of the mainland of Antarctica. Fuchs set up scientific bases on...
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Hooper, Meredith (Jean) 1939-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Career Writer, lecturer, and expert on Antarctica. University of Adelaide, Adelaide...U.S. National Science Foundation Antarctica Artists and Writers Program, 1998...1973, for Everyday Inventions; A for Antarctica shortlisted for Sir Peter Kent Conservation...
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