In Antarctica there is not much flora and there is many species like Emporer penguins and much more, Antarctica has only some types of seals.

(Gerard Yr6)



Flora and Fauna and Emporer penguins Manuel Yr5


  • The majority of an ice berg is under the water Underneath Antarctica is a huge land mass. It is 200km deep, Very little plant life exsists in Antarctica. Antarctica is made out of ice and snow. Antarctica has an area of 14 million square kilometres. Parts of Antarctica that are not covered by the ice sheets are called dry valleys. Antarctica is the coldest and iceiest continent in the world.

In Antarctica there is not much flora because most of the plants die because of how low the tempretures fall in winter.Female emporer penguins look after the baby egg's than they need to pass the egg to the male and they go and try to find food for the new born penguin.All the male penguins have to go for at least 125 days without food and water.The mothers lose three thirds of the body weight when they were holding the egg.

Flora and Fauna

Plants work like this e.g (plants can survive with water and sun but in Antarctica there is little sun and the tempreture is just too cold for the plants thats why plants cannot live in cold deserts like Antarctica)

external image IMG_7806.jpgclick on the picture to go to Wikipedia. This is a picture of a Emperor penguin.

Here is a list of animals in Antarctic

Royal penguins


Adelie penguins


Gentoo penguin


Chinstrap penguin


Macaroni penguin


Rockhopper penguin


Leopard seal


Elephant seal


Amundsen.Pic

Crabeater seal


Weddell seal


Killer whale


Sperm whale


^ - Roald Amundsen

-From cormac I like Amundsen because he was very brave

Fin whales


Minke whales


Humpback whales


Right whales


Albatross


Ground Alge


Moss


Should there be Tourism in Antarctica?

There are many reasons for and against should there be tourism in Antarctica?

It is true say that when people come visit Antartica they could pollute Antarctica by travelling on a transport. Ships can pollute or destroy by crossing over ice and the smoke coming out of the ship.Large ships can be called the 'ICE BREAKER'.Other transport like a skidoo,quad,hagglund,nodwell and the tractor is other things that it can harm Antarctica.

I strongly believe that 'FLOTSAM' is a harmful thing in Antarctica. Flotsam is a increasing problem in Antarctica ,it is when part of the fishing net,fishing line,boxes,strapping bands and lots more it harms the animals.Mostly birds and seals is getting harmed in Antarctica.

Amundsen.Pic-From Manuel. I like roald amundsen because he was the first person ever to reach the south pole and also because he was very brave.