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Jane Roberts is a marine biologist.
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Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole.
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The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station has a cinema.
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Robert Falcon Scott and his team all survived the return journey from the South Pole.
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Antarctica belongs to a single nation.
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There are permanent populations in Antarctica.
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The population of Antarctica is around 4,000 in winter.
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It is not extremely cold all year round in Antarctica.
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There is a lot to do in Antarctica in your free time.
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doesn't / belong / nation / any / to / Antarctica
Antarctica doesn't belong to any nation.
different / Thirty / research / in / countries / stations / seventy / about / Antarctica / run
Thirty different countries run about seventy research stations in Antarctica.
in / The / 1,000 / around / is / 4,000 / in / population / winter / summer / and
The population is around 4,000 in summer and 1,000 in winter.
-80°C / to / Pole / the / even / below / are / and / at / South / summer / Winter / temperatures / zero / temperatures / fall
Winter temperatures fall to -80°C and even summer temperatures are below zero at the South Pole.
1. Who is Jane Roberts and what did she do in Antarctica?
Jane Roberts is a marine biologist who worked for two years in Antarctica conducting research into marine life.
Why did Jane Roberts want to work in Antarctica, and what was her research project about?
Jane wanted to work in Antarctica after reading about an exciting research project there. Her research project involved collecting specimens of ice and examinin
Did Jane miss home while working in Antarctica?
No, Jane did not miss home while working in Antarctica but missed seeing colors since it's very white there.
