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Season 7 · Episode 5

Antarctica: The Desert Continent

0.030mOctober 14, 1988

Debra reviews (for the last time) her plane journey to Antarctica. She defines a desert (of which Antarctica is the largest). A glimpse of the weather base at McMurdo Station gives weather reports that affect everybody on the ice. Debra flies to Taylor Valley, a dry area with little ice, to meet a geologist.MUSIC VIDEO: Arctic vs. Antarctic.

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Episodes

Episode 1Antarctica: Getting There
Episode 2Antarctica: Getting Around
Episode 3Antarctica: Life On The Edge
Episode 4Antarctica: Life Under The Ice
Episode 5Antarctica: The Desert Continent
Episode 6Your Body: Twins
Episode 7Your Body: Having a Baby
Episode 8Your Body: Sleep
Episode 9Your Body: Spinning
Episode 10Your Body: Your Health
Episode 11Australia: Platypus & Echidna
Episode 12Australia: Moths & Beetles
Episode 13Australia: Emu & Kookaburra
Episode 14Australia: Koalas
Episode 15Australia: Kangaroos
Episode 16Structures: Bubble, Bubble
Episode 17Structures: Pipes and Reeds
Episode 18Structures: Chaos and Computers
Episode 19Structures: Running Robots
Episode 20Structures: Suspended in Air
Episode 21Greece: The Journey Begins
Episode 22Greece: Under The Ash
Episode 23Greece: Before History
Episode 24Greece: Sheep & Cheese
Episode 25Greece: The Parthenon
Episode 26Island: Parrot Fish
Episode 27Island: Lizards
Episode 28Island: Coral
Episode 29Island: Flamingos
Episode 30Island: Conch