Antarctica be used for tourism?
should it be?
Where is Antarctica?
Antarctica is a protective continent. No trash, footsteps or contact with the living organisms is tolerated. Antarctica is in such strict conditions because of the uniqueness it holds. Not to mention it's enthralling scenery, it's not like the typical land you get on earth.
Antarctica is the coldest continent on earth and is considered a dessert! So the climate in Antarctica is rather extreme, it is absolutely freezing all year round, in summer, the daytime temperature varies from -25 to -5 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature recorded was almost -90 degrees Celsius. During summertime in Antarctica there will be at least one 24 hour daylight, the sun can never set for 6 months, in the winter time, again, there will be at least one 24 hour dark light period and can have no sunrise of 6 months!
The coast of Antarctica is where most of the beautiful scenery is. There is a mixture of ice bergs, water and rocky cliffs. The inlands of Antarctica is all dessert, it is a complete surrounding of snow and ice. This harsh-conditioned content's wildlife is fascinating. In the sea, there usually are krill's, squids, jellyfish, sea worms, snails, seals, salps, whales, penguins and many different species of sea birds. The land animals are a different story. Almost all of the land animals in Antarctica are micro-organisms. The largest recorded land animal was no bigger than a beetle at 12 mm big!
ownership of Antarctica
Tourism in Antarctica
cons of going to Antarctica
However the conditions and environment in Antarctica is very dangerous, fatal and in no way "tourist-friendly" As ISM's science teacher , ms Cowley said "it's basically like antarctica is trying to kill you, one false move and that's it" Also consider the fact that there is no emergency team, an ambulance could takes hours to arrive, so if one suffers a severe injury then there is no ambulance to help accommodate and address the injury before it's too late.