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- National Geographic: Antarctica's Islands of Ice
- South-Pole.com: Antarctic Time Line of Discovery
- Wikipedia: Antarctica
- CIA - The World Factbook: Antarctica
- Polar Discovery: Antarctica Timeline
- National Science Foundation: Antarctica - Past and Present
- YouTube Video: Antarctica Time lapse: A Year on Ice (Time: 6:16)
Antarctica Recent News
- Google News: Antarctica
- The Province: Chunk breaks off Wilkins Ice Shelf (May 6, 2008)
- Tehran Times: Major Arctic sea ice melt is expected this summer (May 5, 2008)
- Deseret News (UT): Icebreaker Victory to take travelers to North Pole in June (May 4, 2008)
- Discovery Channel: Gigantic Antarctic Ice Chunk Collapses (March 25, 2008)
- Science Daily: First Evidence Of Under-ice Volcanic Eruption In Antarctica (January 22, 2008)
Antarctica Vacation
- Antarctic Discovery Cruise: Antarctica and back in 2 weeks
- Lindblad Expeditions: Antarctica
- Natural Habitat Adventures: Expedition Cruises to Antarctica
- Antarctica Expeditions: Cruises during the Austral Summer
- TravelWild: Antarctica Cruises
- iExplore: Antarctica Tours
Antarctica Travel Information
- Mahalo's Tips On How to Get a Passport
- Check the U.S. State Department for information on Foreign Entry Requirements
Antarctica Animals
- Cool Anarticia: Antarctica Animals
- Gdargaud.net: Antarctic Seals and Other Animals
- Antarctica Animals: Seals - Animals Living In Antarctica (October 30, 2007)
- Life on Antarctica: Whales
- Crittercam-National Geographic: Virtual Antarctica--Photos, Downloads
- Antarctica: Life on Antarctica Index
- Passport to Knowledge: Life on, under and around "The Ice"
Antarctica Facts and History
- Knet.co.za: Antarctica - The History of Antarctica
- New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trus: Preservation of Antarctic Heritage
- Anarticaonline.com: Antarctic History
- Cool Anartica: Antarctica Facts
- Antarctic-Circle.org: Antarctic Firsts
Antarctica Maps and Geography
- Gdarguad.net: Information about Antarctica
- Wikipedia: Geography of Antarctica
- Enchanted Learning: Antarctica Map
- Geographic.org: Antarctica Geography
- Howstuffworks: Geography of Antarctica
- Worldatlas.com: Antarctica Maps and Information
Antarctica Photos and Videos
- Google Images: Antarctica Photos
- Yahoo! Images: Antarctica Photos
- Picsearch: Antarctica Photos
- Google Videos: Antarctica Videos
- Blinkx Video: Antarctica Videos
- National Geographic: Byrd Expedition -Video (Time 2:38)
- Reel Talk: 'Encounters at the End of the World' (Time 7:48)
Antarctica Exploration Time Line
- 1773: James Cook crosses the Antarctic circle and circumnavigates Antarctica
- 1819-21: Captain Thaddeus Bellingshausen a Russian naval officer, first to cross the Antarctic circle since Cook
- 1823: British whaler James Weddell discovers the sea named after him, and no one else is able to penetrate the Weddell sea again for 80 years
- 1840's: Great Britain, France and America, all on separate expeditions, establish the status of Antarctica as a continent
- 1898: Adrien de Gerlache and the crew of the "Belgica" become trapped in pack ice, becoming the first to survive an Antarctic winter involuntarily
- 1899: Carsten Borchgrevink leads a British expedition, and is the first to winter on the Antarctic landmass
- 1902: Captain Robert Falcon Scott, leads his first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole, forced to turn back two months later and suffering from snow blindness and scurvy
- 1907-09: Ernest Shackleton tries to reach the South Pole, but had to turn back because supplies were exhausted
- 1909: Douglas Mawson reaches the Magnetic South Pole
- 1911: Roald Amundsen a Norwegian reaches the South Pole
- 1912: Britain's Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole but was beaten by Roald Amundsen
- 1923: Ross Sea had large-scale factory ship whaling
- 1928: Australian Sir George Wilkins and American Carl Benjamin Eielson fly over the peninsula region
- 1929: U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd was the first to fly over the South Pole
- 1935: Caroline Mikkelsen, Norway is the first woman to set foot on Anarticia
- 1947: Operation Highjump from the United States, sends the largest ever expedition of over 4700 men, 13 ships and 23 airplanes to Antarctica for map making
- 1956: United States aircraft lands on the South Pole, first there since 1912
- 1957-58: 12 nations establish over 60 stations in Antarctica called the International Geophysical Year
- 1961: Antarctic Treaty is set
- 1997: First person to cross Antarctica unsupported, was Boerge Ousland of Norway
- 2007-09: International Polar Year is allowing researchers the opportunity to work in both polar regions or work summer and winter
Antarctica Books and Merchandise
- Amazon.com: Antarctica Books
- eBay: Antarctica Merchandise
- Google Products: Antarctica Merchandise
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