Grab your favorite beverage and prepare to toast! The first thing I would like to do today is thank all the regular readers of this blog,and secondly it is my pleasure to announce that as of yesterday there are now readers on 6 continents! I am tempted to say all the continents,but the truth of the matter is there are no readers from Antartica,but who knows? that could change any day.
The population on Antartica is very limited,the number of year-round residents is about 1,000,but can increase to 5,000 during the summer months,which are January to March. There is also a growing number of expedition tourists that visit by sea. There are no natives in Antartica,only scientists and people who work in support of research. Military members are stationed there at weather stations,but the majority of residents are employed by governments or international agencies.
Antartica is the fifth largest continent in area and is nearly twice the size of Australia (which for those of you who were wondering, Australia was the hold outs that were last to join us at this blog!) I visited Australia 10 years ago this January and other than the flight (very LONG) I loved it.
I will end today's post with a dedication to my deceased friend Linda,she died too soon and too young to share this milestone event with us all.
The population on Antartica is very limited,the number of year-round residents is about 1,000,but can increase to 5,000 during the summer months,which are January to March. There is also a growing number of expedition tourists that visit by sea. There are no natives in Antartica,only scientists and people who work in support of research. Military members are stationed there at weather stations,but the majority of residents are employed by governments or international agencies.
Antartica is the fifth largest continent in area and is nearly twice the size of Australia (which for those of you who were wondering, Australia was the hold outs that were last to join us at this blog!) I visited Australia 10 years ago this January and other than the flight (very LONG) I loved it.
I will end today's post with a dedication to my deceased friend Linda,she died too soon and too young to share this milestone event with us all.
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