Includes facts and worksheet about the continent.

Provides information on the highest, driest and windiest continent on Earth.

Explores life on both the continent and the sub-antarctic islands that surround it.

Explores the history, culture, and scientific value of the continent. Also boasts extensive photo collection.

Examines the uniqueness of the world's coldest, driest and windiest continent -- a place where researchers from around the world work together in peace.

PBS site offers a glimpse into life in the land of powerful winds and massive icebergs.

Offers a look at the geography, climate, people and location of this icy continent. Also includes profiles of Antarctic explorers, information on fossils found in the region, interactive quiz, and a view from space.

A scientist living on Antarctica answers questions about the continent and what he's doing there.

National Geographic article examines the attraction earth's coldest continent holds for scientists and 15,000 tourists a year.

Follow a group of experienced Irish sailors and mountaineers attempted to retrace the footsteps of the epic journey made by Ernest Shackleton in 1915. Also learn about the geography, climate and wildlife of the region.

Thinkquest Jr. site tells about the land of Antarctica, its climate, the animals that live there, and explorers who have visited.

Explores life under, on, and high above the Southern Ocean.

Article and multimedia items offer an introduction to this land of ice.

Dispatches, photos, and video depict life on an icebreaker as the crew studies krill and other Antarctic species.

Offers information about Antarctica and tells how ice cores provide a record of the past. Discusses how the world's coastlines would recede if some or all of the Antarctic ice were to melt.

Read an interview with explorer Jon Krakauer who climbed Antarctica's highest mountain, find out what it was like to film the journey, see what coastlines around the world would look like if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed, and explore the life cycle of a glacier.

Follow the progress of a four-year Antarctic expedition of scientists based at the University of New Hampshire. Learn about the climate and environment, ice core research, and the expedition.

See the dawn of a new day in Antarctica as autumn begins in Earth's northern hemisphere.

BBC feature takes a closer look at the climate, wildlife, and plants of the south pole.

Tells about the continent's history, geography, people, and government.

Photos, text and maps provide a virtual tour of the South Pole.

A man who installs and repairs weather stations in the frozen region tells what it's like to be there. Site also includes timeline, trivia, and links to the sites of other past residents.

Learn about the people doing research in Antarctica, what life is like there and how their research is important.