ANTARCTIC
REGION: ANTARCTIC DOMAIN
Argentine Area
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og the Antarctic Province. 27 k document.
Biogeography Provinces in Argentina.
57 k document.
It encompasses
the whole of the Antarctica and the neighbouring islands, to the
south of the 60º S.
Climate
Extremely
cold; it snows and hails all year round.
Landscape
Varied,
although in general covered with ice. Rocky soils.
Vegetation
Extremely
scanty. In the areas which are free from ice and snow there may be some terrestrial
alga, lichen, mold and very few gramineous species.
Communities
They have
not been defined yet.
Fauna
Very much
poor in vertebrates. There are neither amphibians nor reptiles.
Mammals:
Wedell seal, crabeater seal, sea lion, fur seal,
common seal.
Birds:
King, emperor, Adelia, red beak, strap chin
and yellow crest penguins; albatross, petrels, cormorants,
skuas, Antarctic pigeons, gulls.
Human Activities
Scientific
research.
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and Fauna
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