Fuchs Foundation Antarctica Expedition 2010
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Fuchs Foundation Antarctica Expedition 2010
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Fuchs Foundation Antarctica Expedition 2010. Ellsworth Mountains. South Pole. Information about Ellsworth Mountains Coldest place on Earth: -89.2ºC recorded in 1983 Temperature at the Ellsworth Mountains: -20 to -40ºC Permanent inhabitants: ZERO - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Fuchs Foundation Antarctica Expedition 2010
South Pole
Ellsworth Mountains
Information about Ellsworth Mountains
Coldest place on Earth: -89.2ºC recorded in 1983
Temperature at the Ellsworth Mountains: -20 to -40ºC
Permanent inhabitants: ZERO
Average rainfall: 20cm per year- this makes it a desert!
Sunlight: 24hrs per day
How to get to Antarctica
How to get to Antarctica
The tent
The tent
Sledging
Toilets!
Science
Life in the cold
The most amazing views
The most amazing views
What are we wearing to help us cope with the extreme conditions of Antarctica?
This is the daily ration of food. What strikes you about it?
What signs alerted us to this crevasse (whose bottom we
couldn’t see!)
What is your clothing used for?
How is it different from a normal item of clothes?
What would happen if you wore it in Acton?
How can these animals handle the extreme conditions of Antarctica?
Could you spend five weeks living in this small space with another person? What would be good about the experience,
what would annoy you?
Could you spend five weeks living in this small space with another person? What would be good about the experience,
what would annoy you?
Could you spend five weeks living in this small space with another person? What would be good about the experience,
what would annoy you?
The most amazing views
