The number of people varies about 1,000 humans in winter and to about 5,000 humans un the summer. Many of the stations are staffed yearround, the overwintering personnel typically arriving from their home countries for a oneyear assignment. Emilio Marcos Palma was thr first person born on the Antarctic mainland in 1978. Geography of Antarctica Antarctica is divided in two by the Transantarctic Mountains close to the neck between the Ross Sea and the Weddell Sea. The three largest mountain ranges on the Antarctic continent are the Transantarctic Mountains, the West Antarctica Ranges, and the East Antarctica Ranges. Vinsin Massif is the highest peak in Antarctica at 4,892 m. Thank you for listening
and lack of oxygen at higher altitudes. This is also true for people who have lived on mountains for a long time, like the Indians of the Andes Mountains in South America and the Sherpas of the Himalayas in Asia. 6. What animals live in Arctic and Antarctica. Arctic-reindeer, polar bear, Arctic fox, narwhal, walrus, seal, ox, moose, orca, and snowy owl Antarctica- blue whale, emperor penguin, weddell seal, octopus, sea star 7. Why is tundra so wet? The warmer weather in summers causes a layer of permafrost, ice that never goes away in the ground, to melt, creating bogs and shallow lakes that don't drain. 8. What is snowline? A snow line is the point above which snow and ice cover the ground throughout the year. The actual snow line may seasonally be significantly lower. 9. What is treeline (timberline)? The treeline is the zone where conditions become too harsh to support growth
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