ANTARCTICA INFORMATION

Antarctica is a very cool place in the world.There are no indigenous people on Antarctica.Antarctica population mainly consists of the researchers and the scientists, who are constantly engaged in carrying out various experiments all through the year. The Antarctica population reveals that there are no permanent residents in this continent. The number of people carrying out different experiments in this continent varies between 1000 and 4000. During the summer season the number reaches to 4000 and in the winter it comes down to 1000.

The first semi permanent population of Antarctica region was the Britishers and the Americans who did spent more than a year in South Georgia. The era for the whale hunters lasted till 1966. During that period the population during summer time used to be around 1000 and during winter it came down to 200. The whale hunters were mainly the Britishers and the Norwegians.

Antarctica is not an easy place to get to, but increasing numbers of people visit Antarctica every year. Almost all go as a part of an organized expeditionary cruise, frequently guided by experts who are a mixture of seasoned seafarers, and ice or wildlife experts.

popular food in Antarctica is seafood, and in particular shellfish. Because nearly all the population lives near the shores. Antarcticans normally eat twice a day, once in late morning, and once at late evening. They would eat foods transported in from their native countries or the nearby country.frozen meat, chicken, fish, and canned fruits and vegetables. Potatoes, milk, onions and flour were also shipped in. Fresh food during the summer was shipped in from New Zealand and included fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs and cheeses.

In Antarctica adequate communications can be a matter of life and death. Communication systems are therefore a key part of any research station. All stations (and ships) have permanent satellite links to the outside world providing broadband internet and a sophisticated telephone network.

Radios and portable satellite phones provide communication with field parties, ships and aircraft. Within the stations themselves, there are telephones and walkie-talkie systems.

However, all these systems can be disrupted by the weather or atmospheric phenomena.