My last destination! (Siberian Tundra)

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This morning I arrived at the Siberian Tundra. The weather here is okay but slightly windy. Today I have been learning more and more stuff about this environment. I have been discovering many new things and I am having a great time.

The Siberian Tundra is found in the Northeastern part of Russia. In the Tundra, Winters are normally long and summers short. During the Winter temperatures are mainly below freezing and ground would be covered with snow and ice.

The Tundra is located around about 1,000 to 4,000 feet above sea level. In the Tundra there is two levels of soil. The first layer is called the active layer because it freezes. It is 10 inches to 3 feet deep. The second layer is called the permafrost due to it freezing throughout the winter and summer. The permafrost in the Tundra can be as deep as 1,968 feet.

In the Tundra the climate in Winter is usually cold. The temperature can reach 40 degrees fahrenheit. The Summer is cool with temperatures of 37 - 54 degrees fahrenheit.

I have had such a great time visiting all of these places. I have had a great experience and hope to do it again sometime very soon.

Last destination completed :)

My ninth destination! (Mareeba Tropical Wetland)

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Currently I am at the Mareeba Tropical Wetland. The weather here today is great. It's been nice and sunny and I'm having a great time learning about the environment this place contains.

The Mareeba Tropical Wetland is located an hour drive from Cairns or Port Douglas. This wetland protects over 5000 acres of Savannah's Wetlands, providing a lot of information on Australia's Savannah and Wetland.

The Mareeba Tropical Wetland is a place for the community to protect the environment and learn about Australia's wonderful wildlife.

With the assistance of volunteers it is run by a non-profit organisation. By visiting this Tropical Wetland people will see that there is a sanctuary effort for all wildlife here at this place.

I had a lot of fun visiting this place and learning about the environments this wetland contains. Hopefully I will be able to come back and visit sometime soon. Bye for now:)

My eighth destination! (Antartica)

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This morning I arrived at the Antartica. It's very cold! So far I have seen the cutest penguins! This afternoon I went on a cruise which was really nice to see this magnificent place.

The Antartica is the earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Southern Hemisphere, almost south of the Antarctic circle, which is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. With the distance of 14.4 kilometres square, Antartica is the fifth largest in the area of Asia, Africa, North America and South America. Approximately 98% of Antartica is covered by ice with the distance of atleast 1.6 kilometres in thickness.

It is known that the Antartica is the coldest, driest and and windiest continent. Since there is a small amount of precipitation, the interior of the continent is the largest desert in the world.

The word Antartica is a version of the greek word Antarktiki meaning opposite to the North.

Tomorrow is my second last destination. These past few weeks have been a lot of fun! I have made new friends and learned so much information.

Bye:)

My seventh destination! (Senegal River)

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Right now I am at the Senegal River. This river is really nice and I'm having a great time learning about it. The temperature here today isn't the best. It has been raining but I'm still enjoying this fantastic trip!

The Senegal River is 1790 km long. This river is found in West Africa, the second longest river in West Africa. Most of the Senegal River has a sub-Saharan desert climate. The rain in this river is normally low and there is rarely more than 500 mm a year. The population has around 3,500,000 people. 85 percent live near the river. This rivers drainage basin includes 174,000 square miles.

The Senegal River floods on the middle plain during June through to October which provides fertile land for crops. This river rises to about 2400 ft above sea level. The existence of this River was known to the ancients. It is usually remembered as the Chretes or Chremetes.

My trip to this river was great, I will remember to come back here sometime soon so I can learn more information. I hope my next destination will be as good as this one!

Bye for now.

My sixth destination! (Sahara Desert)

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This morning I arrived at the Sahara Desert. Wow It's hot here! The temperature is around 27-30 degrees. There are many great things to do here! So far I've been on many camel rides and learning about the wonderful history this desert contains.

The Sahara Desert with a size of 8.6 million kilometres square is the largest desert in the world, covering large amounts of area in the North of Africa. Around four million people live here. This desert's maximum length is 4,800 km, running from west to east and up to 1,200 km from north to south. Sahara covers most of Mauritania, Western Sahara, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Chad and Mali. To the north of this desert its bordered by the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea.

This desert is known to be very dry, but there is an annual rainfall in most regions. The Sahara Desert has a sub-tropical climate in it's northern parts, and a tropical one in the south. Winters in the north of this desert are mainly cold. In the summer it is mainly hot in the desert. The highest temperate ever recorded in summer for this desert was 58 degrees. There is a small amount of rain in the northern parts of the desert. About a quarter of Sahara consists of mountains. There are several rivers running through the Sahara, the main one is the Nile River.

This destination was great! The places I went to were so cool and I learned so much information! I hope my next destination is as good as this one was!

Bye.

My fifth destination! (Amazon Rainforest)

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Right now I'm in the Amazon Rainforest. It is absolutely beautiful!


There is so much wildlife here and it is really peaceful. So far I have been walking around looking at the amazing features this Rainforest contains.


This Rainforest also known as the Amazon jungle, covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America. The basin covers seven million square kilometres, of which five and a half million square kilometres are covered by the Rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations such as Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guinana. The Amazon Rainforest contains over half of the planets remaining Rainforest's and consists of the largest and most species of tropical Rainforest in the world.



This trip was brilliant! The wildlife here is amazing and its just wonderful! I hope sometime soon.

My fourth destination! (Savannah grassland)

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Right now I'm at the Savannah Grassland which is found in the South of Africa. It's been great! The temperature here is nice and it's around 20-26 degrees. The land here is large with many trees.

The Savannah Grassland can be a tropical or a sub-tropical woodland ecosystem containing trees being either small or widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. It is often recognised that the Savannah Grassland has large amounts of land that is widely spread with many trees. However, the Savannah Grassland has tree densities that are higher and more regularly spaced than in most forest communities.

The term Savannah is known to originally come from an Arawak word meaning "land which contains trees but with a large amount of grass either tall or short.

Large amounts of trees from the Savannah have been gone, and this is still being continued today. Recently 480,000 ha of Savanna has been cleared. The most common plants that Savannah contains are the flat-leaved grassed which can reach a height of 1.5 metres.

Tomorrow I will be leaving for my next destination. This destination was great and I'm glad I got to learn the information I did. Hopefully i will be visiting this place sometime soon.

Bye.

My third destination (Mount Everest)

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Yesterday I arrived at the Himalaya's at Mt. Everest. So far I have been climbing different parts of the mountain with my tour guide and learning heaps of new information.

Today me and my tour guide went skiing, It was heaps of fun!

Right now I'm staying in a tent 5,400m on Mt. Everest. It's quite cold.

The height of this mountain is 8.848. The reason this mountain was named Mt. Everest was because of Sir George Everest. It was first recorded that he was the first person to discover Mt. Everest in 1830.

At the top of this mountain it's known to be very windy with the strength of a hurricane at 118 miles per hour. A couple of people have climbed Mt. Everest such as:

On May the 8Th 1996, Peter Habeler of Austria and Reinhold Messner climbed the mountain without an oxygen bottle.

Appa Sherpa climbed Mt. Everest as well. He reached the top 11 times.

Ang Rita Sherpa has reached the summit 10 times without any oxygen.

Reinhold Messner climbed Mt. Everest for three days all by himself.

Temba Tsheri at the age of 16 was the youngest person to climb Mt. Everest.

Tomorrow i will be leaving Mt. Everest and heading to my next destination which I'm sure will be just as great as this trip!

Bye!

My second destination! (Queensland)

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Right now I am in a city called Queensland. It's great! The temperate here is 25 degrees which is really nice! I am having a great time so far and have enjoyed staying here!

The Gold Coast is a city and is found in the southeast corner of Queensland. Queensland is the second most popular city in the state and sixth most populous in the country. The Gold Coast is known for it's subtropic climate and the great beaches!

Captain James Cook was the first European to discover the Gold Coast when he sailed across it in May 16, 1770. The Gold Coast stretches from Beenleigh to the southern area of Logan City, for approximately 60km. The main river in the Gold Coast is the Nerang River. This City consists of 57 kilometres of coastline and has many great surf beaches such as South Stradbroke island, The Spit, Main Beach, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach, Nobby Beach, Miami, Burleigh Beach, Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach and a lot more. The population of this city is around 527,660. The beaches here are a lot of fun! So far I've been to Surfers Paradise and Nobby Beach, I have had a great time! In a way I will miss this place because it was a great destination to visit and learn about. Right now I better get back to packing my suitcase for tomorrow because I will be leaving the Gold Coast and going to my next destination.

Bye for now.

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Surfers Paradise Beach.

My first destination!

Hi again =)

Today was a lot of fun! The Great Barrier Reef in Queensland is huge and I'm really excited! The weather wasn't too good today but I was glad it didn't rain! This reef has the largest collection of living reefs in the world. Yeah that's right reef"s". It has been discovered that there are many reefs strung together off the coast, although referred to collectively as "The Reef". The reef covers a huge area of the shallow sea bed. It extends for about 2000km along the coast and stretches into the coral sea for up to 300km. There are great cruises you can go on and good places for snorkeling and seeing the amazing sea life in this reef. It is wonderland of living organisms. The reef itself is alive. Unfortunately, scientists have some concern about the health and longevity of the reef with the effect of climate change.

The Great Barrier Reef has up to 900 islands with a distance of 2,600 kilometres, over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. This large reef can be seen from far distances and has the worlds biggest structure for underwater creatures. The Great Barrier Reef has a large diversity of life and was chosen to be a world heritage site in 1981. People refer to this reef as the state icon of Queensland. I think they're right! And I'm glad I got to go on this amazing trip!

Start of my trip.

Hi there :)

I'm Ellie,

I am a Geographer and over the next few weeks I will be traveling to many places around the world to look at many different environments. I will be recording fascinating information on these places on this blog. I hope you enjoy.

Ellie.