Task: what are geographical changes that are taking place in Antarctic today?
What are the world consequences?
Students: Jackie Gibson and Nimita Chauhan
About 98% of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet. That is about 90% of the world’s ice, and if all the ice melted sea levels would rise 60 meters.
Western Antarctica is covered by the west Antarctic ice sheet there is concern that it could collapse and that would make the ocean levels raise.
Antarctica covers 5.4 million square miles, making it the 5th largest continent.
In 2004, an underwater volcano was found in the Antarctic Peninsula, recent evidence shows this volcano may be active
Antarctica is home to more then 70 lakes.
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