collect the information about the lifestyle of people living in the frigid zone
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Antarctica is a frozen continent surrounded by an immense ocean. The climate is so extreme that there is virtually
no life at all on land; any life there is concentrated on the coast (seals, penguins, whales, etc.)1. No human beings
live in Antarctica on a permanent basis; however people have managed to endure short and extended stays on
the continent during the past 200 years.
THE explorers: A BALANCE BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENT AND science
Because it was so difficult to reach, the Antarctic was the last region of the world to be explored. Until the 18th
century, the frozen continent remained very much a figment of people’s imaginations. Then in 1773, the English
navigator and explorer James Cook became the first man to reach the southern polar circle (Antarctic Circle). Yet
it was not until 1820 that the Russian navigator F.F. Bellingshausen and his men discovered that Antarctica was
not just made entirely of sea ice, but a continent in its own right, because they saw a mountain there.
News about the presence of seals in Antarctica spread quickly, prompting many fishing boats to head south to
hunt the seals for their fur. By 1821, fifty or more boats had already made the trip, and these hunters were the
first persons to really discover the continent of Antarctica. One of them, James Weddell, reached the southernmost
point reached until then in 1823 (400 km further south than Cook). Between 1840 and 1890, the lure of the
South Pole lost its attraction for adventurers: the abundant herds of seals were thinning out and increasingly oil
was replacing animal fat as fuel for lamps. In spite of this, two scientific research stations opened in the Antarctic
as part of the first International Polar Year (1882-1883). The very first scientific expedition was led by Frederick
Cook, Roald Amundsen and Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache in 1897-1899. Their ship, the Belgica, was the
first vessel to overwinter in Antarctica.
The subsequent years saw a race to reach the South
Pole. The Pole itself was reached for the first time on
14th December 1911 by Norway’s Roald Amundsen.
Another expedition, led by the British explorer Robert
Scott, repeated the feat one month later, on 17th January
1912. The two expeditions had set out at virtually the
same time, but the Norwegians had equipment that
was better suited to the terrain and they were also more
experienced. Drained of all their physical strength, the
entire team of British explorers perished on their way
back from the Pole.
Answer:
Explanation:
PEOPLE IN THE ANTARCTIC
Antarctica is a frozen continent surrounded by an immense ocean. The climate is so extreme that there is virtually
no life at all on land; any life there is concentrated on the coast (seals, penguins, whales, etc.)1. No human beings
live in Antarctica on a permanent basis; however people have managed to endure short and extended stays on
the continent during the past 200 years.
THE explorers: A BALANCE BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENT AND science
Because it was so difficult to reach, the Antarctic was the last region of the world to be explored. Until the 18th
century, the frozen continent remained very much a figment of people’s imaginations. Then in 1773, the English
navigator and explorer James Cook became the first man to reach the southern polar circle (Antarctic Circle). Yet
it was not until 1820 that the Russian navigator F.F. Bellingshausen and his men discovered that Antarctica was
not just made entirely of sea ice, but a continent in its own right, because they saw a mountain there.
News about the presence of seals in Antarctica spread quickly, prompting many fishing boats to head south to
hunt the seals for their fur. By 1821, fifty or more boats had already made the trip, and these hunters were the
first persons to really discover the continent of Antarctica. One of them, James Weddell, reached the southernmost
point reached until then in 1823 (400 km further south than Cook). Between 1840 and 1890, the lure of the
South Pole lost its attraction for adventurers: the abundant herds of seals were thinning out and increasingly oil
was replacing animal fat as fuel for lamps. In spite of this, two scientific research stations opened in the Antarctic
as part of the first International Polar Year (1882-1883). The very first scientific expedition was led by Frederick
Cook, Roald Amundsen and Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache in 1897-1899. Their ship, the Belgica, was the
first vessel to overwinter in Antarctica.
The subsequent years saw a race to reach the South
Pole. The Pole itself was reached for the first time on
14th December 1911 by Norway’s Roald Amundsen.
Another expedition, led by the British explorer Robert
Scott, repeated the feat one month later, on 17th January
1912. The two expeditions had set out at virtually the
same time, but the Norwegians had equipment that
was better suited to the terrain and they were also more
experienced. Drained of all their physical strength, the
entire team of British explorers perished on their way
back from the Pole
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