INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Some minerals are found in areas which are not easily accessible such as the Arctic ocean bed and Antarctica. Minerals are formed in different types of geological environments, under varying conditions. They are created by natural processes without any human interference.

Detailed explanation-2: -Minerals have been found there in great variety but only as occurrences. Manganese nodules, water (as ice), geothermal energy, coal, petroleum, and natural gas are potential resources that could perhaps be exploited in the future.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antarctica is the only continent on the Earth where no mining has ever taken place. This unique situation is due on the one hand to the extreme temperatures and the extensive continental ice cover, which make geological investigations of the subsurface extremely difficult.

Detailed explanation-4: -Scientific expeditions have found valuable minerals in some Antarctic areas, including gold, copper, lead and coal.