Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Antarctica Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]Cosmo Brown[/m] at 2:58 pm on Nov. 10, 2011[quote]It's so cool![/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post hearts not broken Posted at 2:31 pm on Nov. 10, 2011 OMG it's so cool, it's like awesome-o-saurus! Why is it so seldom even talked about in geography courses at school though? Hell, I've gone through every school atlas and most of them don't even acknowledge its existence. They don't even show it on the world map. WHY? Damnit this sucks, I love Antarctica and I wanna learn more about it! Yeah, yeah, I know that humans don't generally go there, for obvious reasons, and there are no permanent human inhabitants, but IMO that makes it all the more interesting and fascinating and intriguing place. The only place on Earth that remains largely untouched by the taint of humans.. i love it

Replies Bud2400 Posted at 7:52 pm on Nov. 10, 2011 It's not talked about much in geography simply because it's irrelevant as far as human geography goes.  It's only a concern if you're talking about physical geography / climate / environmental science, as it's mostly irrelevant beyond that.  As a result, there isn't much to talk about. I have some pictures though: That's the largest settlement in Antarctica, the McMurdo Station. Here's a scene from the East Antarctic Plateau, the coldest and most barren region on Earth.  Nothing lives there, not on the surface.  Not even bacteria or other microscopic life. It is the most inhospitable place in the world. If you were to go there, you'd probably get a nosebleed, a massive headache, unable to keep your eyes open for very long, and experience other bad symptoms from the complete lack of moisture in the air, the high altitude (an average 9000 feet in elevation), and the high wind speed. I also read that the ionization in the air is a lot higher, and the 24/7 day / night and insane cold would fuck with you if that other stuff doesn't. Antarctica surely has a lot of untapped natural resources.  Back when Pangaea was still around, Antarctica would have been filled with forests and jungles.  I bet there's a gigantic oil reserve, one of the largest the world's ever seen, under all that ice.  And speaking of the ice, it's interesting to note that Antarctica is probably a lot bigger than it appears because with all that ice on it, it pushes the continent down.  Back when it would have been further north and have less ice / glaciers, it surely would have been bigger. Cosmo Brown Posted at 2:58 pm on Nov. 10, 2011 It's so cool! All 2 previous replies displayed.