… Cook (1728-1779) ventured further south than any human being before him, ultimately landing in South Georgia, an island in the Southern Ocean. It took another 50 years … continent aboard ships. The arrival of humans means a threat to the ecosystem Because of its remote location and extreme climate conditions, all human activities in …

… total incidence of one billion tonnes in the Antarctic, krill is the basic food resource for many living creatures such as squid, bony fish, penguins and sea birds, … who are endemic as breeders on the continent, the adjacent ice or neighbouring islands. The most well known species is the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), … penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus), and the Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae). Because of the cold ocean current, the other penguin species live on sub-Antarctic …

… the South Pole is inclined towards the sun and there are 24 hours of daylight. Because of the ecliptic plane, that is the tilt of the earth's axis of 23.5° in relation … in central East Antarctica. As a rule, temperatures decrease with distance inland because the effects of the ocean do not cool down the coasts considerably. The …

… which cover the Antarctic continent today, it is hard to imagine that Antarctica used to be fertile land and completely free of ice. Some 170 million years ago Antarctica was still …

… 60° latitude South as 'the Antarctic', that is, the continent (‘Antarctica’), its islands and the ocean. The continent alone covers a surface area of about 13.5 million … from West Antarctica with the Antarctic Peninsula. They extend across Victoria Land to Coats Land at the Weddell Sea. Their length of 3,500 km makes them the fifth …

… which they provide usually serve to continue valuable long-term data sets. Because of the great numbers of colonies (many of which have probably not yet been … Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Monitoring penguin colonies in the Antarctic using remote sensing data Tags active monitoring Antarctica earth observation … which they provide usually serve to continue valuable long-term data sets. Because of the great numbers of colonies (many of which have probably not yet been …

… Environmental monitoring on King George Island The Fildes Region is subject to high pressure of use. Environ. monitoring helps to show its effects Source: Christina Braun/FSU Jena … Cost allocation and incentive mechanisms for environmental, climate protection and resource conservation along global supply chains - Recommendations for selected …

… It may only permit a planned activity if the activity entails no risk of causing detrimental changes in the distribution, abundance or productivity of animal … to the documentation of conditions after an activity so that possible changes caused by such activities can be recorded with precision. Such comprehensive … Whale monitoring in the Antarctic Environmental monitoring on King George Island  Satellite-based penguin monitoring Related contents Anwendungslabor für …

… Antarctica Man has been fascinated by this vast ice landscape ever since its discovery. Source: Dorling Kindersley RF / Thinkstock … summer and the austral summer? The different seasons which prevail on earth are caused by the ecliptic plane, or the Earth's axial tilt of 23.5 degrees in its orbit …

… reporting activities , and drafting informational and position papers that are used by national and international institutions. UBA is also actively involved in … 2011 Evaluierung des Gefährdungsgrades der Gebiete Fildes Peninsula und Ardley Island und Entwicklung der Managementpläne zur Ausweisung als besonders geschützte …

… who navigated their ships through storms and fog to augment our knowledge of the land of ice in the south”. Since discovery of the Antarctic our knowledge of it has … who navigated their ships through storms and fog to augment our knowledge of the land of ice in the south”. Since discovery of the Antarctic our knowledge of it has …