WEB SITES

Shackleton: A Voyage of Endurance
An animation of Shackleton's amazing voyage.

Wired Antarctica
Take a video tour of the cryosphere. Click the continent outlines at the bottom of the screen to "learn about the fragile environment of Antarctica, the science that takes place there, and the people who live and work in this cold, far-away place." RESEARCH STATION MAP.

Living and Working in Antarctica
From the British Antarctic Survey. Click on LIVING to find information about food, clothing, camping, health and computing.
British research stations.
Take an interactive quiz to see if you are suited to life in Antarctica!

Discovering Antarctica
Take a journey through this site to discover Antarctica for yourself. Each section (menu on the left) features activities, images,and video clips to help you learn about this distant, frozen wilderness.

Travel to Antarctica
Links to information about traveling to Antarctica today with tour information, costs, itineraries, and travel tips:

• Antarctic Connection
• Expedition Trips

Antarctica: Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole
From San Francisco's EXPLORATORIUM: The museum of science, art and human perception.

The Endurance
The story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition with photographs by Frank Hurley.

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
This exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History features a detailed account of the expedition with photographs.

Warnings from the Ice
Companion website to the PBS NOVA program about the gradual disappearance of coastal ice in Antarctica and the possible consequences.

U.S. Antarctic Program
All about the scientific research happening in Antarctica. Antarctic Photo Library.

The World Factbook: Antarctica
Map, interesting facts about geography, people, climate, government, and more!

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Virtual Tour of the South Pole
Icy Overland Trip May Add Ground Vehicles to South Pole Supply Missions
Current Research Projects at Amundsen-Scott
South Pole WebCam
South Pole Station Special Report

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Grolier Online: Lands and Peoples
The encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and geography.
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SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

Need information about a person? This is the best source for award-winning biographies from respected reference books plus full-text periodical articles from Gale Databases. (Funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners) FULL SUITE OF GALE DATABASES
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Modern World History Online is a database of reference book articles. If you type the search term ANTARCTICA, your results will include biographies of important explorers!
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A complete reference database containing thousands of entries covering almost every field of science.
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updated 08/02/2010