The Albatross

SIZE:

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.

DIET:

They feed on squid, fish and Krill by either scavenging, surface seizing or diving.

THREATS:

Describe the Land Forms of Antarctica.

• 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.

Antartic seals:{Keegan}

Fur Seals, Crabeater Seals, Leopard Seals, Ross Seals, and Weddell Seals all live in Antartica.

fur seals

crabeater seal

leopard seal

ross seal

weddell seal

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:

1. Liverworts

2. Mosses

3. Algae

4. Fungi

5. Bryophytes

6. Lichens

Flowering Plants are:

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:

1. Fur Seals

2. Blue Whales

3. Orcas

Penguins:

• 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.