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 =**The Albatross**= =**SIZE:**= =DIET:= =THREATS:=
 * Albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses**
 * have the largest wingspans of any extant birds because**
 * they have a wingspan of 11 feet.**
 * They feed on squid, fish and Krill by either scavenging, surface seizing or diving.**

=**Describe the Land Forms of Antarctica.**= =**Antartic seals:{Keegan}**= =__**fur seals**__= =**__crabeater seal__**= =**__leopard seal__**= =__**ross seal**__= =**__weddell seal__**=
 * **Antarctica is completely covered in ice and snow.**
 * **Antarctica has the largest ice sheet in the world.**
 * **Underneath the ice in Antarctica is a huge land mass.**
 * **Very little plant life exists in Antarctica.**
 * **There are no people indigenous to Antarctica.**
 * **The average summer teperature in Antarctica is around -32 degreews celsius.**
 * **Most parts of glaziers are under water.**
 * **Ice sheets break away when they reach warmer waters.**
 * **Underneath the ice sheets in the Arctic is water, making the Arctic a much warmer place than Antarctica.**
 * **Approximately 98% of the continent is covered year-round with ice and snow.**
 * **Antarctica is surrounded by the Pacific, Atlantic, Southern and Indian Oceans.**
 * **In Antarctica up to 6 months can be with sun and 6 months can be with darkness.**
 * **The ice and snow are 2 and a half kilometres deep.**
 * **Antarctica has no Polar Bears.**
 * Fur Seals, Crabeater Seals, Leopard Seals, Ross Seals, and Weddell Seals all live in Antartica.**

=__**Antarctic Flora and Fauna {Alanna}**__= =The chilling temperature, lack of sunlight, little rainfall, inferior soil quality and lack of moisture is the reason for the lack of vegetation in this area.=

=The Flora in Antarctica consists mostly of:= =Flowering Plants are:=
 * 1) =Liverworts=
 * 2) =Mosses=
 * 3) =Algae=
 * 4) =Fungi=
 * 5) =Bryophytes=
 * 6) =Lichens=
 * 1) =Colobanthus Quitensis=
 * 2) =Deschapsia Antarctica=

=The fauna in Antarctica consists of invertebrate animals like:=
 * 1) =Rotifiers=
 * 2) =Krill=
 * 3) =Microscopic Mites=
 * 4) =Lice=
 * 5) =Tardigrades=
 * 6) =Nematodes=
 * 7) =Springtails=

=Marine Creatures:= =Penguins:=
 * 1) =Fur Seals=
 * 2) =Blue Whales=
 * 3) =Orcas=
 * ==Emperor Penguin==
 * ==Adelie Penguin==
 * ==Gentoo Penguin==
 * ==Chinstrap Penguin==

==
 * ==King Penguin==
 * ==Rockhopper Penguin==

=**Flora and Fauna in Antarctica**= =**Flora**= =algae=

= = = = =mosses=

=liverworts= =lichens=

=microsopic fungus=

= = =Fauna= =leapord seals= =weddell seals= =southern elephant seal= =adelie penguins= =chinstrap penguins= =toothed whales= =balleen whales= =fish= =crustacean=

= = =**//Should There Be Tourism In Antarctica//**= = = =**//People have been debating whether tourism should be allowed in Antarctica. Tourism in Antarctica is both good and bad in both ways such as to exprience wild life and pollution.//**= =**//I strongly believe that tourism should be allowed in Antarctica because to experience the wildlife along with its natural beauties. Antarctica is a beautiful place to see underneath all the ice and snow and in my opinion people should be able to see this wonderful sight.//**= =**//On the other hand tourism should not be allowed in Antarctica because of pollution which could lead to animals getting hurt due to all the rubbish in the water and land. Tourists used to hunt seals causing their seal numbers to drop rapidly.//**=