Antarctica

Antarctica

1. Location

   • Southern,Eastern and Western Hemisphere
     • Surrounded by eh Southern Ocean
     • Soth of arctic Circle
   • it is 14,000,000 square kilometres
   • Geographic and Magnetic Poles on the Continent

2. Attractions

   • Up close to thousands of Penguins
   • Swim in the Caldera of a volcano
     • Deception Bay
   • Boat down the Lemaire Channel
   • View Sheer Cliffs, Icebergs and Glaciers

3. Tourist Nationalities 2012-2013

   • United States- 6,908
   • China-2,188
   • Europe-7,084
   • Australia-3,280
   • Canada-984
   • Other-4,840

4. History/Wildlife

   • Captain Scott was the first man to travel to Antarctica on June 6th 1868
   • Lots of Rare Wildlife
     • two types of natural Whales
     • 3 species of seal
       • 6 different species of Penguin e.g Emperor Penguin, which can't be found anywhere else
     • Krill
       • Squids
       • Jellyfish
     • Most wildlife lives in the sea due to the harsh environment

5. What are the issues associated with Tourism?

   • Scuba diving and Sky diving pollute the air.
     • Inland Boat trips pollute the water when they emit exhaust, oil or gas from the engine
       • Oil spills from cruise ships could kill rare and endangered species, also hard to clean as it freezes in certain spots.
         • Small leaks have recently affected the Krill population
           • Increased U.V. affects Phytoplankton which Krill eat for survival
   • The pristine environment will be trampled and ruined by human footprints
     • Tourists will break rules, such as smoking and standing too close to the animals, they disrespect land
   • The rest of the world also causes problems such as the depletion of the ozone layer and rapid ice melting from Global Warming

6. How should Tourism be controlled in the future?

   • All activities are regulated by the Antarctic Treaty and the protocol on environmental protection such as:
     • Protect Antarctic wildlife
       • Not allowing tourists to feed or touch them
         • stop people bringing un-native species over
     • Keep noise to a minimum
     • No graffiti or littering
   • They also keep the amount of tourists to a minimum
     • Stop tourists taking anything e.g. Fossils
       • Stop tourists doing anything unsafe that could damage the land e.g. walking on glaciers