Feb 18, 2011 19:21 GMT  ·  By

If you were looking for something to go along with your Arctic theme for Windows 7, look no further. Microsoft has made available for download the Antarctic theme pack which is now live on the Windows Personalization Gallery.

Situated at the opposite poles of the Earth, the Arctic and Antarctica are still home to some amazing sceneries, as well as to a variety of species.

The imagery included in both themes does an excellent job of depicting these remote locations, as well as examples of the local fauna.

People which find penguins to be amazing are bound to get a theme to their liking with the Antarctic collection of background images.

I’ve included a number of screenshots with the imagery in the Antarctic theme with this article, to serve as previews of the content.

However, since the theme pack is available free of charge, there’s really nothing stopping users from downloading it.

Windows 7 users will be able to install it by simply clicking on the theme pack file. Customers running operating systems other than Windows 7 should still download the theme and extract the wallpapers with an archiver.

“Life at the bottom of the world: Penguins frolic in this free Windows 7 theme featuring images of Antarctica and the South Atlantic's natural beauty,” reads the theme’s description.

And here’s a small tip. Microsoft has packed metadata along with each wallpaper. Users should right click the wallpapers, select Properties and then the Details tab.

The information accompanying the wallpapers is designed to reveal a tad more about the contents of the photo.

I highly doubt it that there are that many users capable of telling the difference between scenery from the Weddell Sea and the Adelie Sea, so the metadata will provide additional details.

The Windows 7 Antarctic Theme is available for download here. The Windows 7 Arctic Theme is available for download here.

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