Our Planet Earth
Across
- 2. first explorer to reach Antarctica
- 7. a large mass of compressed ice
- 8. mountains that divide Antarctica into two regions
- 9. animals that spend much of their time in the ocean
- 10. slow moving bodies of ice
- 12. the only continent on Earth without a permanent population
Down
- 1. a layer of the atmosphere that filters out most of the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays
- 3. the southernmost point on earth
- 4. international agreement that preserves Antarctica for peaceful and scientific use
- 5. large floating masses of ice
- 6. leader of explorers that died in a blizzard
- 9. seasonal ice that floats on the water rather than being attached to land
- 11. resource found in Antarctica