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ANTARCTIC
SANAE IV Gough Island
The SA Agulhas II—Used to travel from Cape Town to Marion Island, Gough Island and Antarctica.
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South Africa’s research Stations in the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic
Marion Island
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Girl
’s M ou th, Ba ckpack , Girl
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In the earlier days Huskies were taken to Antarctica.
They were used to pull the wooden sleds.
Today Skidoos are used for transport over the Antarctic continent.
Spot the difference ...
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Get to know all the animals of the Antarctic
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Get to know all the animals of the Sub-Antarctic
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Elephant Seals breed on the Sub-Antarctic Marion Island.
sand snow egg
marion rain mammal
penguin seal
In the Sub-Antarctic , we have...
Find all the words !
Connect the dots and give me some colour !
A
B
C
A B C
What Penguin am I ?
Answ ers : A. Ge nto o P en guin B. Kin g Pengu
in
C. Macaro ni Pen guin
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Let’s help Ian to get back to the South African Antarctic research station
SANAE IV
South Africa has been doing research on Antarctica since 1958.
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CLUE: Use the animals and features in this book and design a badge for Antarctic Legacy of South Africa
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Competition Designing Skills
Name: Age:
School: Town:
How can we contact you?
Post to: Antarctic Legacy of SA Department Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1. OR scan and email to [email protected].
Colouring Skills
King Penguins
Colour in...
1.
2.
3.
4.
Parts of a penguin:
bill
flipper web feet feathers
Cou nt ac tivit y answ ers : 1) 4, 2) 6, 3) 4, 4) 8
Remember, every row, column, and mini-grid (with the thick borders) must contain the numbers 1 to 9.
Orcas live and hunt together in pods.
A baby orca is called a calf and is about 2.6 meters when born.
Emperor versus King Penguin
Colour in and add the tags!
Scarf, Snowman, Gloves, Jacket, Boots, Pants
We have to wear very warm clothes in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic.
The life-cycle of penguins
The mother penguin lays 1 or 2 eggs.
The father and mother then take turns to hatch
the eggs and then raise the chicks.
Once grown up, they will
look for a mate.
1 December
Why do we celebrate this day ?
1 December 1959
“Commitment that Antarctica will for ever be exclusively for peaceful purposes”
South Africa…
We should be proud to have our own research station on this peaceful continent -
These 12
countries
signed the...
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Private Bag X1 Matieland
Stellenbosch, South Africa 7602
021 808 3234
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