Elsewhere on the Web....The great thing about the World Wide Web is you can go from your local internet provider to the far side of the globe at the click of a mouse... and find others out there who share your interests. Even though Antarctica is relatively little-known, there are dozens of sites on the Web that discuss everything from global warming to penguin breeding.
Here's just a few of the resources we've found, where you'll find a veritable
encyclopedia of Antarctica information at your fingertips -- with links to
still more.
The biggest single site is found at the International Antarctic Center, located at the Christchurch, New Zealand, Airport. Their deep and developed Gateway to Antarctica reflects IAC's position as the staging center for a great deal of scientific and educational travel to Antarctica, as well as commercial tours. Educational resources on the Web about Antarctica were developed by Passport to Knowledge, an alliance of NASA, NSF and other research agencies, over a year ago. Their site is still worth a visit for teachers and students alike. Want to find out more about penguins, our flightless feathered friends? There are a couple other good sites worth a look. If you like nice graphics and a user-friendly environment, visit them here! Whales and dolphins, too, are popular on the Web -- as they have been in legend and literature for centuries. If you'd like to dive deeper into the cetacean universe, here's a good place to start. Don't forget our friends at the Central Intelligence Agency, who have been gathering information about every known place on the map (and a few somewhat unknown places, too) for decades. Their World Fact Book shouldn't be missed! Others also gather information, specifically about Web sites. One appropriate list of Antarctica pages is found at City.Net, a guide to digital communities around the world. Their Antarctica page provides a good sample of their services.
Finally, a grand list of Antarctic Web Servers can be found at New Zealand's
Gateway site, specifically on this page here.
And of course, you can always head straight back home to Virtual Antarctica! |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |