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Some living organisms are capable of surviving in particularly difficult conditions. high in the mountains there is little oxygen, strong winds and
very cold temperatures. deep in the oceans there is also little oxygen, very cold temperatures and extremely high pressures.
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Mount
Everest 8840m
Whooper swans can fly to heights of
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A
common toad was discovered in the Himalayas at
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A
flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family was
found at 6400m
The yak, a relative of the llama, can reach
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Mont Blanc
4810m
La Raya Pass, Altiplano, Peru 4335m |
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Lake Titicaca, Peru
3820m |
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Machu Pichu, Peru
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Average
height of continents 840m |
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Eiffel
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Sea level 0m
The Weddel seal can
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A common toad was found in a coal mine tunnel at
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-2000m |
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-2500m |
Black smokers, types of
hydrothermal vents, provide the energy and minerals for
organisms such as bacteria, tube worms and shrimp
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Average depth of the oceans -3800m |
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Sponges have been found at depths of -5637m |
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Starfish can reach depths of -7584m |
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A species of fish has been seen at -8300m |
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A crustacean, called a amphipod, has been found at
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Mariannas Trench -1180m |
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