Why is Antarctica a hostile environment?

Antarctica’s hostile environment is made worse with freezing cold winds of up to 200 mph (320 kph). The continent is a massive ice block, 98\% of its mainland is covered in ice. That equates to an area one and a half times the size of the USA. In winter, 40,000sq m of the sea freezes over every day.

Why can’t trees grow in Antarctica?

There are no trees in Antarctica because it is both too cold and too dry for them to grow. Trees need a relatively deep layer of warm soil in which to…

What is really going on in Antarctica?

WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON IN ANTARCTICA? After the end of World War II, top naval officer admiral Byrd set out on an expedition to Antarctica. Unable to find a passage inland, Byrd, who was also a pilot, decided to fly across the continent. What he described baffles people to this day.

Are there any famous people that have visited Antarctica?

So adding it all up, we have the following increasingly strange and bizarre list of people that have either visited, or have been connected to, Antarctica: 1) Rudolf Hess (sponsor of 1938-39 Nazi Expedition); 2) Herman Goering(sponsor of 1938-39 Nazi Expedition);

Did the Germans have UFOs in Antarctica?

Well, supposedly, it may have been the remnants of the German army who’d established bases in Antarctica and developed UFOs – probably should have used them to win the war as opposed to hiding them away in Antarctica, but what do I know I’m not a conspiracy theorist, I mean historian.

What are some of the most mind-blowing facts about Antarctica?

A big plywood barrier painted to look like distant mountains and icebergs that hides the rest of Antarctica behind it. 8 – Secret Nazi Submarine Base. Established at the end of WW2. A tunnel at the ice edge leads to a base built into a giant ice-cave hundreds of miles inland so submarines can come and go secretly on clandestine missions.