Antarctica is melting, but it is like a giant mirror. The sun shines on Antarctica and it reflects back out to space. It is also extremely cold (the record is: −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) at Vostok Station), so it's difficult to see the changes. Global warming is causing more precipitation there, which is falling as snow. This is building up in the centre of the continent. Warmer waters are causing more ice shelves to split from the coasts, so the overall result is less ice.
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∙ 13y agoJust because the temperature is below zero doesn't mean the whole body of water of the antarctic ocean can be frozen.
The reason why the surface of the water does not freeze is because the ocean currents make the water move constantly
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∙ 9y agoAntarctica is a continent and fish live in liquid water. The Southern Ocean's water is cold, yes, very cold indeed, and fish that thrive there have adapted to this, their natural environment.
Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
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∙ 8y agoMany of them freeze however they have a number of adaptations and behaviors that improve their chances of living in a harsh environment.
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∙ 15y agoThey have special feathers to protect them from the cold
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∙ 9y agoIn winter, the Southern Ocean around the Antarctic continent does freeze, essentially doubling the size of the ice sheet that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent.
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∙ 11y agoThe water is salty
No, the fish in Antarctica adapt to the environment's temperature.
how did antarctica freeze?
Antarctica is a continent. In Antarctic waters, which are liquid, the fish survive there because it's their natural habitat. When the sea ice freezes, the fish simply migrate so that they remain in liquid.
Antarctica is a continent; fish exist in water. There are various fish that can survive in the waters around Antarctica: the Southern Ocean. They thrive there because they have adapted to their environment.
In Antarctica, the temperature is consistently below freezing, so there is no opportunity for a freeze-thaw cycle to occur. The extreme cold prevents the melting phase of the cycle from happening, as temperatures remain too low for ice to melt.
Fish don't like to live in ice of Antarctica .
lots of types of fish live in Antarctica such as the ice fish and the krill fish
No.
You freeze.
Yes.
Fish are marine animals. Antarctica is a continent. Fish do not live on continents.
They don't. Antarctica is a land mass and fish need water to be able to breathe.