The Ice Continent

The Ice Continent

Situated in the southern hemisphere,the ice continent, known as Antarctica, is one of the most controversial and famous destinations for any tourist. Let me introduce you to ANTARCTICA.

To begin, Antarctica has no permanent residents. But, number of governments maintains permanent research stations throughout the continent. Are tourists welcome? No, even though Scientists appreciate their desire to experience this beautiful landscape. They think that they always had to leave their work in order to please groups of tourists who are just taking a vacation. Antarctica is the center of important scientific research, and it must be preserved for this purpose. Meteorologists are now looking at the effects of the ozone hole and they are trying to understand the global warming. Because of the beauty of this landscape, tourism at Antarctica has many effects on tourists such as their attitudes, career, educational opportunities, economy, lifestyle, morale and social values. After such exploration of one of the beauty of nature, some people become more concern about their environment. A few of them decide to become Scientists. They also can make money from this vacation by selling books about Antarctica, or photographs of that blue light shining through the mountains of ice at Antarctica. This vacation can also change their life style, influence their morale and social values.

Secondly, tourists cause many accidents in this place. They leave trash on beaches and disturb the plants and animals. Because tourists like to take pictures of baby penguins and do not pay attention to what their feet are stepping on, they destroy rare plants which can take 100 years to grow back since Antarctica is a frozen place. In 1989, a cruise ship caused an oil spill that killed many penguins and destroyed a five year scientific project. Due to the fact that Antarctica belongs to no country, and there is no government here, the need to protect this place becomes even greater. Scientists, who are concerned about the environment of Antarctica, think they should close this place in order to protect Antarctica from tourists. If not, there may be serious consequences for us all. For example, the ice of Antarctica holds 70 percent of the world’s fresh water. If it melts, ocean levels could rise 200 feet and flood the coastal cities of the Earth. It also provides natural air conditioning for our planet. Scientists think that Antarctica should remain a place for careful and controlled scientific research and they should not allow tourism to bring possible danger to the planet. They should stop tourist from traveling to Antarctica to protect this fragile part of the planet.

Thirdly, if everyone keeps saying that Antarctica is a beautiful landscape, I would definitely travel to this place. I am definitely concerned about the Scientists worries, but they need to know that they can’t preserve this fabulous ice from our eyes. Instead they should put directions, instructions and safety signs to let us help them preserve this masterpiece. Also, they should think about opening a “travel agency to Antarctica”. This way, they will invest the money on research studies at Antarctica.

In summarize, Antarctica is a beautiful landscape. It is definitely a Place to visit to. Scientists must continue with their research studies and tourists must explore this place. I think scientists and tourists should work together to preserve this wonderful masterpiece which is Antarctica.