Location Flashcards
1
Q
General description?
A
Southernmost continent
Overlying South Pole
2
Q
Ocean?
A
Southern Ocean
3
Q
Climate/land?
A
Dessert
-200mm of precipitation along the coast
4
Q
3 famous explorers?
A
Roald Amundsen
Ernest Shackleton
Captain James hook
5
Q
Roald Amundsen know for?
A
First expedition to the South Pole
-1911
6
Q
Ernest Shackleton known for?
A
Polar explorer, associated with 4 expeditions exploring Antarctica in 1914
7
Q
Captain James Cook known for?
A
Crossing the Antarctic circle in 1773