Antartica Flashcards

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Q

FIFTH-LARGEST CONTINENT ITS LANDMASS IS ALMOST WHOLLY COVERED BY A VAST ICE SHEET

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Antartica

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COMPLETELY COVERED IN ICE AND IS HOME TOSOME OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE FJORDS ANDGLACIERS

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SOUTH SHETLANDISLANDS

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IT IS THE SOUTHERNMOST RUSSIANORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE WHOLEWORLD.

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TRINITY CHURCH

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4
Q

belong to a group of birds that cannotfly; their wings are adapted for swimming. Forthis reason, people used to think of them as fish.

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PENGUIN

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5
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The largest bear in the world and theArctic’s top predator and a powerful symbol of the strengthand endurance of the Arctic.

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Polar Bear

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6
Q

belong to a group of marine mammals called pinnipeds,which means fin or flipper-footed.

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Seals

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7
Q

are large deer, with a thick coatthat is brown during the summer, andduring the winter it is gray.

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Reindeer

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8
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The largest animals on Earth and aspectacular wonder to witness in the wild. They are the trueAntarctic giants. However, they are critically endangered, veryslowly recovering from the impacts of 20th Century whaling.

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BLUEWHALE

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9
Q

LAKE THAT DOES NOT FREEZE

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“Deep Lake”

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