Class 12 English — Chapter 3: Journey to the end of the Earth
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What you'll learn
- ▸Gondwana and Earth's Geological History
- ▸Human Impact and Climate Change
- ▸Antarctica as a Climate Archive
- ▸The Ecological Importance of Phytoplankton
- ▸The Author's Journey and Initial Impressions
- ▸The 'Students on Ice' Program
- ▸The Sensory Experience of Antarctica
- ▸The Interconnectedness of Nature
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- 12075CH03 3 Journey to the end of the Earth Tishani Doshi Before you read If you want to know more about the planet's past, present and future, the Antarctica is the place to go to. Bon Voyage! EARLY this year, I found myself aboard a Russian research vessel — the Akademik Shokalskiy — heading towards the coldest, driest, windiest continent in the world: Antarctica. My journey began 13.09 degrees north of the Equator in Madras, and involved crossing nine time zones, six checkpoints, three bodies of water, and at least as many ecospheres. By the time I actually set foot on the Antarctic continent I had been travelling over 100 hours in combination of a car, an aeroplane and a ship; so, my first emotion on facing Antarctica's expansive white landscape and uninterrupted blue horizon was relief, followed up with an immediate and profound wonder. Wonder at its immensity, its isolation, but mainly at how there could ever have been a time when India and Antarctica were par…
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Did you know?
- 💡 Antarctica is technically a desert, despite being almost entirely covered in ice.
- 💡 Ninety percent of the Earth's freshwater is stored in Antarctica's massive ice sheet.
- 💡 Earth's continents drift at roughly the same speed as your fingernails grow each year.
- 💡 Scientists extract ancient air bubbles from ice cores to study past climates.
- 💡 There is a unique 'blood waterfall' in Antarctica, stained red by iron oxides.
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