Antarctica

Antarctica is the coldest place in the world. The South Pole is in the centre of Antarctica. There are no land animals, trees or flowers, but there are a lot of fish, sea animals like seals, and sea birds like penguins. Penguins are birds but they cannot fly.

In 1911 Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian, walked across Antarctica to the South Pole with sledges and dogs. He was the first man to go to the South Pole and return safely. Many people tried to go to the South Pole but most of them died before they found it.

Today people from many countries visit Antarctica. They also use sledges but their sledges now have engines like cars. They have radios, too. If they need help, they can use the radios to tell their friends. But Antarctica is still a very dangerous place.