2006-12-09 04:29:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
people live there year round mostly scientists everything has to be airlifted in and all waste has to be airlifted out.
2006-12-09 04:33:31 · answer #1 · answered by Demonspawn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, consider the geography, Antarctica is on the very bottom of the world, home to the South Pole, and emporer penguins.
The weather is constantly inhumane, temperatures anywhere from 0 degrees Celsius to 52 degrees minus in Celsius, and
when you factor in the wind chill, the temperature drops even lower, probably by another third of the mean temperature.
There are very few settlements that can even come close to having any of the comforts of any home you may have become used to.
Those that do exist are usually heavily insulated modular homes,
constructed by the International Geophysical Year (IGY) and
international and USA civilian and military outposts that must be
there to conduct research and experimentation of a vast array
of scientific data, depending on the nature of each scientific
discipline.
All of their installations are heavily made for cold weather occupation, including diesel generators for power and heat,
MASH style field hospital, US Army style field kitchen and support equipment, modular laboratories, enclosed sun rooms, and of course, barracks style bunk beds, these living quarters are
functional use only, no Hyatt-Regency amenities here.
And they have an exercise/communications room, for their employees to talk to their loved ones, weather permitting.
Sometimes a combined spa/steam room for those who want to
avail themselves to a substitute temporary tropics setting.
Anyway, there are very few settlements located anywhere on the continent of Antarctica, as the overall weather is not conducive to a Mediterranean climate, as is the west coast of California.
And on the west coast of the Antarctic, you have the Ross Ice Shelves, which are constantly calving, you don't want to get too close to this natural phenomenon, as they can be hazardous if
viewed too close.
I suppose its possible to live on that piece of ice, personally, I wouldn't want to, even if it was the last place on earth to live.
Way too harsh a climate for me.
Thats my message, good luck.
Donald H. Sites
sueanddon350@sbcglobal.net
2006-12-09 13:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by sueanddon350@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can now in our age of technology but if you were to go back a few centuries i'm sure it would have been impossible I.E. the voyage of James Cook when he discovered Antarctica but decided it uninhabitalbe
2006-12-09 12:34:35 · answer #3 · answered by gordon_benbow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not for humans to adapt in that environment. But, some other mammals (animals) would.
2006-12-09 12:31:54 · answer #4 · answered by paul r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way Jose. I like to warm.
Plus I don't think anyone can live there cuz there really is no government there or any legal form of property to own.
2006-12-09 12:31:28 · answer #5 · answered by Cuddly Lez 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
not without a support system. there is no natural method of self support-food,heat, etc.
2006-12-09 12:40:02 · answer #6 · answered by dulcrayon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could stay but not live there.
2006-12-09 12:33:41 · answer #7 · answered by Michael V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i cannot, but others do
2006-12-09 12:33:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋