noah

salam alikum. i have a question and this is: at the day of judgement the people will first go to Adam(pbuh) for asking for help.than he will send them to Noah(pbuh). Adam(pbuh) will say go to Noah the first Nabi(prophet).what i want to know is, why is Noah(pbuh) the first Nabi(prophet)?were not other nabis before him?can you please explain this to me.thank you very much

Assalamu alaikum. I am curious about the story of Noah's Ark, from the Islamic perspective. I think the conventional story of the prophet Noah(PBUH) bringing all the animals of the world together is a bit strange, because, there are several animals which live in different parts of the world. For example,  polar bears live only in Antarctica. But how could the prophet Noah(PBUH) go to Antarctica at that time? I hope you can clarify this matter.