An Online Visit to Antarctica: Internet Field Trips

How many people can actually hope to visit Antarctica, the cold, remote continent at the southern tip of the world? It's a place of thick, heavy snow, 150 miles per hour (241 km/ph) winds, and months of no daylight. An Online expedition to Antarctica can take students to a continent of 100 foot-long (30 m) blue whales, elephant seals, and many kinds of penguins, including Emperor penguins that grow to be 4 feet (1.2 m) tall