3696 x 4890 px | 31,3 x 41,4 cm | 12,3 x 16,3 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2007
Ubicazione:
antarctica
Altre informazioni:
Looking out from the communications room of the main building in Port Lockroy station The gentoo penguins nest around the building The station was established in 1944 and designated Historic Site No 61 under the Antarctic Treaty on May 19 1995 It was totally restored by Mar 1996 The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust now manages the Historic Site. Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. Situated in the southern hemisphere and largely south of the Antarctic Circle, Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.4 million km², it is the fifth-largest continent in area. The name Antarctica comes from the Greek antarktikos, meaning "opposite to the Arctic. On average, Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents.
