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The Antarctic Connection |
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Antarctic Bestiary |
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Current Weather Conditions for Palmer Station, Antarctica:
The Antarctic Connection
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The Expeditions
In early 2005, 2006, and 2007, five-person teams traveled to Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula. Their goal? To study the largest free-living, entirely terrestrial animal in the Antarctic: a wingless midge named Belgica antarctica. This website contains:
- journal entries from the researchers;
- video clips of seals, penguins, and other Antarctic wildlife;
- descriptions and photos of some of the islands around Palmer Station;
- Standards-based lesson plans for K-12 classrooms;
- a summary of what the research team learned each year;
- and much more!
For technical information and results of our research, please visit our Publications page.