Geography Extreme Tourism
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- Created on: 05-12-15 11:53
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- Extreme Tourism - Antarctica
- Management
- Tourists must remain 5m away from wildlife
- Avoids disturbing them
- Specific islands dedicated to tourism
- Limits tourism to certain areas
- Litter is collected and taken back with tourists
- Prevents pollution
- Tourists are educated about the negative effects of tourism
- They'll be more carfeul
- Tourists must remain 5m away from wildlife
- Positive Impacts
- More people get to see how beautiful Antarctica is
- Increases the desire to protect it
- Tourists learn about marine biology and the threats of climate change
- They become ambassadors for the area
- As trips are expensive, people who go are more likely to understand the impacts of careless tourism
- More people get to see how beautiful Antarctica is
- Attractions
- Admiring the wildlife - whales, birds seals and penguins!
- Seeing the night sky unspoiled by light pollution
- Swimming at Deception Bay
- Taking a helicopter ride
- Negative Impacts
- There is a threat of pollution caused by oil spills from ships passing close to Antarctica, like the one which happened in 2007
- Invasive species - bringing foreign species accidentally into Antarctica
- Can damage the ecosystem
- Litter left on the island can cause pollution
- Tourists being too close to breeding birds can cause them to abandon their nests.
- Management
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