PLANETA

Polar Spotlight

POLAR FORUM

This guide highlights the Arctic and Antarctica.

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ARCTIC

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's five oceans and the shallowest.

The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum which addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the Arctic.

Arctic - Planeta Forum
Arctic - Google News
Arctic Ocean - Wikipedia
Arctic Council - Wikipedia

ANTARCTICA

Antarctica is the southernmost continent and includes the South Pole. On average, it is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent and has the highest average elevation of all the continents.

Antarctica is the only continent on earth where humans' first dwellings still stand. Remarkably these still remain, but are at significant risk of loss. The little known but iconic buildings and their collection are immensely significant in the history of Antarctica.

Antarctica - Google News
Antarctica - Wikipedia
The Antarctica Project
Is it OK to go to Antarctica? - GreenTraveller
Census of Antarctic Marine Life
Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance - PBS
Explore Antarctic Islands - PBS
International Arctic Centre (Cristchurch, New Zealand)
Instituto Antartico (Uruguay)
Forecast - Weather Underground

JOURNALISM

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