Geography

The topic we are currently learning about in geography is on Antarctica.
Antarctica was first discovered in 1820. It is the fifth largest continent in the world. It is called the White Continent because it is covered in a thick sheet of ice of about two to five metres. No human can think of living in Antarctica permanently because of the severe cold and the surface-water temperature of the Southern Ocean rarely rises above 4 degrees Celsius. There are no Eskimos or polar bears in Antarctica but there are over 40 marine species. Many scientists from many places have set up many research centres there to study what all is there in Antarctica. Antarctica is a very important continent.