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ANTARCTIC
REGION: ANTARCTIC DOMAIN
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<b>Argentine Area</b><br>
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<a href="antmapig.htm" target=_blank>Map
og the Antarctic Province. 27 k document.</a><br>
<a href="../../../../promapig.htm" target=_blank>Biogeography Provinces in Argentina.
57 k document.</a>
<b>I</b>t encompasses
the whole of the <b>Antarctica</b> and the <b>neighbouring islands</b>, to the
south of the <b>60º S</b>.<br>
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<a name="clima"></a> <b>Climate</b><br>
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<b>E</b>xtremely
cold; it snows and hails all year round.<br>
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<a name="paisaje"></a> <b>Landscape</b><br>
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<b>V</b>aried,
although in general <b>covered with ice</b>. <b>Rocky soils</b>.<br>
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<a name="vegetacion"></a> <b>Vegetation</b><br>
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<b>E</b>xtremely
scanty. In the areas which are free from ice and snow there may be some <b>terrestrial
alga</b>, <b>lichen</b>, <b>mold</b> and very few <b>gramineous species</b>.<br>
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<a name="comunidades"></a> <b>Communities</b><br>
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<b>T</b>hey have
not been defined yet.<br>
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<a name="fauna"></a> <b>Fauna</b><br>
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<b>V</b>ery much
poor in vertebrates. There are neither amphibians nor reptiles.<br>
<b>Mammals:</b><br>
<b>Wedell seal</b>, <b>crabeater seal</b>, <b>sea lion</b>, <b>fur seal</b>,
<b>common seal</b>.<br>
<b>Birds:</b><br>
<b>King</b>, <b>emperor</b>, <b>Adelia</b>, <b>red beak</b>, <b>strap chin</b>
and <b>yellow crest penguins</b>; <b>albatross</b>, <b>petrels</b>, <b>cormorants</b>,
<b>skuas</b>, <b>Antarctic pigeons</b>, <b>gulls</b>.<br>
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<a name="actividades"></a> <b>Human Activities</b><br>
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research.<br>
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