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- Antarctica - Wikipedia
Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14,200,000 km 2 (5,500,000 sq mi) Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1 9 km (1 2 mi)
- Antarctica | History, Map, Climate, Facts | Britannica
Antarctica, the world’s southernmost continent, is almost wholly covered by an ice sheet and is about 5 5 million square miles (14 2 million square km) in size It is divided into East Antarctica (largely composed of a high ice-covered plateau) and West Antarctica (an archipelago of ice-covered mountainous islands)
- What Is Antarctica? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
During summer, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted toward the sun and is in constant sunlight In the winter, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted away from the sun, causing the continent to be dark Antarctica has only two seasons because of Earth’s 23 degree axial tilt
- Antarctica - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest continent It is also, on average, the highest of all the continents [3] Antarctica is considered a desert [4] It is the largest and coldest desert in the world [5] It has yearly precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) near the sea and far less inland [6] No humans live in Antarctica permanently
- Antarctica - National Geographic Society
Without any ice, Antarctica would emerge as a giant peninsula and archipelago of mountainous islands, known as Lesser Antarctica, and a single large landmass about the size of Australia, known as Greater Antarctica
- NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global . . .
An abrupt change in Antarctica has caused the continent to gain ice But this increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is a temporary anomaly rather than an indication that global warming has
- Frequently Asked Questions About Antarctica - NASA
During summer, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted toward the sun and is in constant sunlight In the winter, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted away from the sun, causing the continent to be dark Antarctica is considered a desert because it receives very little rain or snowfall
- Antarctica - New World Encyclopedia
Antarctica is Earth 's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole Situated in the southern hemisphere and largely south of the Antarctic Circle, Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean
- What Is Antarctica? A Desert, Country, Continent. . . ?
Antarctica is the fifth-largest, highest-standing, and southernmost continent on Earth With an average elevation of 7,546 feet (2,300 meters) and dominating the southern polar region, some 98 percent of its landmass lies buried in ice, including the Geographic South Pole, the southernmost point on the planet
- Antarctica | Geography, Climate, Land Features, and Facts
Antarctica is the harshest continent on the Earth due to its coldest, windiest, and driest climate It is different from the other 6 Continents because it has no country and permanent human residents
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