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Extreme Cold Weather gear is wind resistant, heat preserving, and engineered to protect humans who can freeze to death within about 15 minutes without it in Antarctica.
Down jackets with fur-ruffed hoods, bear-claw mittens so you can wipe ice crystals off your cheeks, bunny boots made of rubber on two-inch platforms keep your feet off the ice, and wind pants keep out the constant wind.
Under this top layer, you wear serious 'long johns' covering all of your legs and arms, wool tube sox that roll up to your knees, turtle-neck sweaters, plaid, long-sleeve shirts and heavy sweaters are worn always.
Glacier sun-glasses with temple flaps to reduce the glare on your eyes and wool balaclavas are worn when spending extended periods out of doors.
Fingerless gloves permit fine work in short spurts, then the mitts are replaced.
Natural fibre clothing is favoured, since its heat-retaining qualities are most predictable.
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Do you suffer dirty clothes in Antarctica?
Yes, but there are laundry machines and dryers and laundry soap for use by temporary workers and scientists with dirty clothes.
Are there any clothes shops in antarctica?
No, there are no clothes shops in Antarctica.
What do people in antarctica dress like?
There are no native people of Antarctica, but the scientists and tourists that do go have to dress very warmly. They wear heavy parkas and multiple layers of clothes. Heavy boots also necessary.
What do scientists look for in Antarctica?
Scientists working in Antarctica study the health of planet earth.
Who uses antarctica?
Antarctica is used by scientists by way of their governments.
Where do scientists sleep in antarctica?
Scientists live in a heated tent
Would you more likely to find skiers or scientists in Antarctica?
You'll find both there. Some scientists ski, and there is some cross-country skiing in Antarctica. Some cross-country skiers in Antarctica are not scientists.
Do you have spear clothes in the antarctica?
The practice of spearing clothes in Antarctica would only provide entry through the clothes for the cold and wind so that the human wearing these clothes would freeze to death, probably within about 15 minutes. This is not a practice common in Antarctica.
Do scientists have beds in Antarctica?
Yes.
Who is interested in Antarctica?
Scientists and explorers.
How do they afford clothes in Antarctica?
People who work and live in Antarctica bring clothes from home, and are issued an extensive of extreme cold weather survival clothing by their governments prior to arriving on the continent. There are no places to purchase clothes in Antarctica.
Why are scientists only allowed in Antarctica?
Tourists are allowed in Antarctica, as are the people who live and work there temporarily -- in support of science.
