Antarctica as a Global Common
1. Figures 1, 2 and 3 show climatic statistics for three places in Antarctica.
Figure 1
Temperatures (degrees Celsius)
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Mean Annual temperature | |
1 | −32 | −44 | −58 | −65 | −66 | −65 | −67 | −68 | −66 | −57 | −43 | −42 | -56 |
2 | −28 | −41 | −54 | −57 | −57 | −58 | −60 | −60 | −60 | −51 | −38 | −28 | -49 |
3 | 0 | −6 | −14 | −17 | −19 | −19 | −22 | −23 | −21 | −16 | −7 | −1 | -14 |
1 = Vostok (78 degrees S - near to the 'Pole of Inaccessibility' - the point on Antarctica that is furthest from the sea in any direction). Height 3448 metres
2 = Amundsen-Scott (90 degrees S - the base at the South Pole). Height 2880 metres
3 = McMurdo (79 degrees S - on the coast of the Ross Sea). Height 24 metres
Figure 2
Precipitation (mm water equivalent)
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 4.1 |
2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
3 | 15 | 21.2 | 24.1 | 18.4 | 23.7 | 24.9 | 15.6 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 15.7 | 200.9 |
Figure 3
Average length of day (hours)
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
2 | 24 | 24 | 17.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Using Figures 1, 2, and 3, analyse characteristics of the climate of Antarctica
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