QUESTION:
Are there earthquakes or seasonal storms there?
 
         Hunter D.
         6th Grade at Campus School, University of Memphis
         Memphis Tennessee
 

ANSWER from Sheldon Blackman, Communications Tech., Sr.
            Palmer Station, Antarctica
            Mon, 3 Mar 1997 13:47:15 -0500

Dear Hunter, 

As far as we know, there are no major earthquake faults running 
through Antarctica, thus we don't experience earthquakes here.  
However, scientists monitor for earthquakes with sensitive instruments
and they can tell if there are earthquakes occurring in other parts of
the world.

There are storms year-round in Antarctica, but they seem to be 
stronger and more frequent during the winter and closer to the coast 
of the continent.

Sheldon Blackman