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Your path: Standards Site Home > Schemes of work > Geography at key stage 3 > Local action, global effects > Why is Antarctica a fragile environment?
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The prospect that Antarctica's fragile wildnerness could be tainted as a result of oil exploration and drilling activities resulted in the mobilization of several conservation groups who were intent on preserving the continent's status as the most pristine in the world.
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www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/antarctica.html
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ANTARCTICA: A MOST FRAGILE ENVIRONMENT ; The late Sir Peter Scott, naturalist and son of "Scott of the Antarctic" said ; "Antarctica represents the last chance we have in proving that we really will change our ways and begin living in harmony with the planet".
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Antarctica is fragile because...it's major component is ice and ice can easily melt. Due to global warming caused by Carbon dioxide and CO gases in the atmosphere...major icebergs in antarctica have been depleting and reducing in size and t...
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Antarctica: Fragile Eden (6 pictures) ... An ice cave. About four-fifths of icebergs come from the ice shelves of continental Antarctica. Icebergs often take years to melt but are riven by internal fractures as they age, breaking into smaller ice form...
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www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2007/nov/09/enda...
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Wildlife photographers Jonathan and Angela Scott's new book on Antarctica includes over 130 photographs ... Antarctica: Fragile Eden (6 pictures) ... The Scotts have made many journeys to Antarctica in the last 15 years, photographing and observing a huge range of wildlife and landscapes in this frozen, isolated environment...
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www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2007/nov/09/enda...
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Living on Earth's special Antarctica Series ... FITZPATRICK: Experts are concerned, though, that waves of tourists might overwhelm Antarctica's fragile environment. Even small groups of people can cause penguins to panic and abandon their young. And even the most careful tourist can trample delicate lichens and moss.
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www.loe.org/series/antarctica/check-up.htm
www.loe.org/series/antarctica/check-up.htm
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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is pushing to protect Antarctica's fragile environment by imposing mandatory limits on the size of cruise ships sailing there and the number of passengers they bring ashore. ... Obama pushing to protect fragile environment...
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www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/04/...
www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/04/06/us_seeking_to_limit_antarctica_tourism/
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Protecting the Environment - Index page ... Human impacts in Antarctica – What do tourists, fishermen and scientists have in common? Discover their place in the history of human impact on a very fragile environment.
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