THE EXTREME CONTINENT
 Antarctica is the windiest, coldest and dryest continen on earth. Winds sweep the glacier plateus with the speed of over 320 km/h.
The annual rainfall is less than in Sahara desert. The Antarctic has the world record in the lowest measured temparature. In 1983 Russian base Vostok measured the lowest meteorological temparature: -89.2 celsius.
Summer season in Antarctic area is from November to February during which the temparature rises on the coastal regions to above plus degrees. The South Pole stays firmly over 20 degrees celsius below freesing even on the summer season.
The difference between the summer and the winter season is clear to Finnish and to Scandinavians generally. During the summer mid-night sun gives warmt and light 24 hours a day and during winters sun stays below horizon.
HISTORY
 "Adventure is just bad planning." - Roald Amundsen
A Norwegean Roald Amundsen was the first to reach South Pole via land in 1911. Roald Amundsen reached The South Pole on 15th of December 1911 and they succesfully used trained dogs to pull sledges. They left a tent to the South Pole among other things to mark their achivement and Amundsen also left a note to Robert Scott who was to reach the Pole after him to take back to the King of Norway in case he didn't make it back himself.
 Only 33 days after Roald Amundsen British Robert Falcon Scott reached South Pole. Scott used ponies, motorsledges and dogs. The last part Scott travelled with four other crew member manhauling sledges. Scott and his crew perished on their way back due to having bad weather.
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