If you’re exploring the planet, Antarctica is the last stop on the train.... —Barry Lopez

Journey to Antarctica with the author of Arctic Dreams, Barry Lopez, in the October 1999 issue of TRAVELER.

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Antarctic Adventure
http://www.antarctic.com.au
This interactive museum includes an encyclopedia, which delves into plant and animal life, and covers the environment, people, and history.

The Antarctica Project
http://www.asoc.org
The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (the only conservation organization that focuses solely on Antarctica) produces this informative site. It discusses the environmental, ecological, and political issues affecting the continent.

CIA World Factbook: Antarctica
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/
factbook/ay.html
The Factbook offers basic information and statistics.

Glacier
http://glacier.rice.edu
This educational site focuses on Antarctica and its role in the global environment. It describes a scientific expedition, the weather, the global ocean system, and glaciers and provides a list of polar resources.

Live from Antarctica
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica
You’ll find a veritable smorgasbord of educational activities focusing on Antarctica at this U.S. government site. It also includes the journals of a scientific team studying the continent and many links to other resources.

Scaling the Razor: Antarctic First Ascent
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/
2000/exploration/maudland
Into Thin Air author Jon Krakauer and others attempt to climb a forbidding peak in Queen Maud’s Land.

Tourism Board of Tierra del Fuego: Antarctic Unit
http://tierradelfuego.ml.org/
antartida/indexeng.htm
The Antarctic Unit offers history, environmental data, information about scientific missions, and tourism opportunities.

Virtual Antarctica
http://www.terraquest.com/antarctica
This well-rounded virtual tour includes comments from participants on an expedition, facts about the continent, ecological and scientific information, and links to other resources.