Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Discover Antartica.


National geographic has now an interactive link to discover the bottom of the Earth.
It includes videos, a ton of pictures and an interactive quiz.
Did you know.. the average temperature of the Antartic is -46C, more than 250 days a year.

Q. What is Antartica's largest land animal?
A. Wingless Midge (an insect which is approx. 12 mm) The harsh environment on land can only support the life of small insects.

Q. Ice covers what part of the Antartica?
A. 98%

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/antarctica/index.html

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