Secrets of the frozen continent

Chapter 1

The dry and fiery desert

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Chapter 2

Life in the extreme depths

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Chapter 3

The continent with no rulers

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Chapter 4

A window to the cosmos

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Master of Secrets of the frozen continent

Ch 1 · The dry and fiery desert

misslily The bleeding glacier of Taylor Valley

misslily Where rain never falls

misslily The world's largest desert

misslily Volcanoes hidden beneath the ice

misslily Desert of ice, desert of ice! / Yeah, there's fire in this desert of ice!

The bleeding glacier of Taylor Valley

misslily The bleeding glacier of Taylor Valley

Fun Fact

Antarctic gold dust: Mount Erebus releases about 80 grams of real gold dust every single day into the freezing atmosphere.

Where rain never falls

misslily Where rain never falls

Glossary

desert (noun)
A barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and living conditions are hostile. Antarctica is the world's largest, containing both the hyper-arid Dry Valleys and the active volcano Mount Erebus.

Quiz

Approximately what percentage of the world's fresh water is locked up in Antarctica's ice?

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Would you visit a frozen active volcano?

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How long have some regions of the McMurdo Dry Valleys gone without rain?

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Which active Antarctic volcano is famous for releasing actual gold dust into the air?

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What element causes the water of Blood Falls to turn bright red?

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In what year did explorer Griffith Taylor discover the bleeding waters of Blood Falls?

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How fast can the katabatic winds of Antarctica blow to evaporate all moisture?

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What makes Antarctica qualify as the world's largest desert?

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What is the name of the powerful, gravity-driven winds that dry out Antarctica?

Frozen Fire Wonders

misslily Frozen Fire Wonders