Although the region is used to attract tourists, its main purpose is to serve as an important area used for research into different things like weather patterns, geological information, observation of animals and to take samples of rock and ice.
Meteorologist stations are allocated at different points of the continent. Their primary use is to observe and collect any data or patterns with the weather. Forecasting also happens in Antarctica with various weather stations located in the region too, and they help other countries by collecting data from that area of the world and sending it to satellites, which other countries can collect and record to show other people what the weather is doing in Antarctica. Glaciology and oceanology are the studies of the ice and sea. Researchers look into how the weather effects the ice and sea and identify any major occurrences happening and if there are any sudden changes within those areas. Geology and biology are also studied. Geologists situated in Antarctica observe the temperatures of the continent now and also back when all the continents in the world were one mass continent called Gondwanaland. Biology of animals is investigated and biologists look at the current animals living there and are also looking if there are any unknown species which exist. The last main area of research is astrophysics, which is the research of stars, the atmosphere and also discovering more theories of how the earth was made.
Meteorologist stations are allocated at different points of the continent. Their primary use is to observe and collect any data or patterns with the weather. Forecasting also happens in Antarctica with various weather stations located in the region too, and they help other countries by collecting data from that area of the world and sending it to satellites, which other countries can collect and record to show other people what the weather is doing in Antarctica. Glaciology and oceanology are the studies of the ice and sea. Researchers look into how the weather effects the ice and sea and identify any major occurrences happening and if there are any sudden changes within those areas. Geology and biology are also studied. Geologists situated in Antarctica observe the temperatures of the continent now and also back when all the continents in the world were one mass continent called Gondwanaland. Biology of animals is investigated and biologists look at the current animals living there and are also looking if there are any unknown species which exist. The last main area of research is astrophysics, which is the research of stars, the atmosphere and also discovering more theories of how the earth was made.