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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | EDUCATION |
USGS Global Change Research Program: * Coastal-Change and Glaciological Maps of AntarcticaUSGS Fact Sheet 050-98 * Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the WorldUSGS Factsheet 009-94
USGS Coastal & Marine Geology:
CARA: Center for Astrophysical Research in Antartica Australian Antarctic Program National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Byrd Polar Research Center * Remote Sensing Lab The Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica Raytheon Polar Services - Under contract to the National Science Foundation (NSF), Raytheon provides a wide range of science support to the United States Antarctic Program. Antarctic Support Associates - Under contract to the National Science Foundation (NSF), ASA provides a wide range of science support to the United States Antarctic Program. Antarctica New Zealand | Glacier at Rice University: Exploration, teachers in Antarctica, weather, plus links to other excellent Rice University science pages.
TerraQuest: Virtual Antarctica NASA: Live From Antarctica is a Passport to Knowledge project designed to allow students and teachers the opportunity to experience what life is like in the coldest place on the planet, Antarctica * Live From Antarctica 1 * Live From Antarctica 2 LEARNZ: Linking Education and Antarctic Research in New Zealand Blue Ice Focus on Antarctica: Virtual Field Trip, Online Classroom The Antarctic Connection: A commercial site interested in providing educational and informative as well as fun and entertaining products related to the Antarctic. The site also has history, science and conservation information that will be listed and updated for users to learn from. |
MAPS | IMAGES |
Reference Map, 1999 (162K)
Political Map, 1998 (387K) Political Map, 1997 (374K) Political Map, 1995 (213K) Research Stations and Territorial Claims (Shaded Relief) 1986 (387K) More Maps Maps of Polar Regions and Oceans from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Physical Map National Geographic Political Map National Geographic | NOAA's Antarctica Photo Album: featuring land and seascapes, animals, and the South Pole. Beautiful images that you simply cannot miss!
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change -- Filchner Ice Shelf, Antarctica Images of Volcanoes in Antarctica South Pole Aerial View from Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station , Antarctica Photomap original scale approx. 1:1250 U.S.G.S. 1983 (758K) AASTO South Pole Photo Gallery |
EXPLORERS | ANTARCTIC LIFESTYLE |
Diving Under Antarctic Ice presents a look at the underwater sights and sealife of McMurdo Sound.
Live from The Ice: Jack Williams journeys to Antarctica (USA Today) The Endurance: The Shackleton expedition photographed by Frank Hurley | The New South Polar Times Newsletter, written by the staff of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station The Antarctic Sun News published during the austral summer for the United States Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station, Antarctica Bert's South Pole Page Antarctica: Experience the Experience |
MEDIA | GENERAL INFO |
Warnings from the Ice, NOVA
* "Warm Lake Found Under Antarctic Ice Sheet" * "Lake Vostok" (Interview: Earth and Sky Radio Series) * "Scientists Say Lake Sealed Under Glacier for 500,000 Years" Anetstation.com: not-for-profit, commercial free web radio station. Visitors can see Antarctic web cams, visit Antarctic sites, read the latest Antarctic news from the newswires and learn about many other environmental aspects of Antarctica and the world. | CIA World Factbook: Antarctica
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WEB CAMS | MISCELLANEOUS |
Mawson Station
AASTO The Automated Astrophysical Site - Testing Observatory Macquarie Island Station Davis Station Casey Station | Antarctic Philately Table of Contents: Antarctic history and stamps
NISC: BiblioLine online and CD-ROM databases. Featuring the Arctic and Antarctic Regions Database. |
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