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| Antarctica is also called the white continent, and is the only continent that does not have any indigenous people, trees or land animals. Antarctica is also a land of extremes, the record temperature of 128 below zero was recorded in Vostok Station, this is cold enough to shatter steel! Even though there are no permanent animals here, the continent is visited by penguins, seals, whales and birds that use Antarctica as a breeding ground and then return to the sea or other parts of the world. Some people think that polar bears live in Antarctica, but polar bears live only in the north pole. With the exception of one species, there actually are no bears in the southern hemisphere at all! The south pole is where Antarctica is always extremely cold. The perimeter of Antarctica actually has some days just above freezing, and usually says in the low 30s or 0 Celsius during the warmest months. There are several interesting places and things about Antarctica. Many think that Antarctica is constantly in a blizzard, but it's actually considered the largest desert in the world. A desert is classified by its dryness and how much precipitation it receives, not by its temperature. Antarctica actually receives less precipitation than the Sahara desert. |
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| Facts on Antarctica Population: 0 World's population: 0% Countries: 0 Largest City: McMurdo (1,000 - Science Base) Official Languages: None |
| Facts on Antarctica Size: 14 Million Sq km Lowest Point: Coast (0 meters, 0 feet) Highest Point: Vinson Massif (4,897 meters, 16067 feet) Lowest Temperature Record -89.2C, -128.6F - Vostok Highest Temperature Record 14.6C, 58.3F - Hope Bay Antarctica also has/is the: world's driest continent world's windiest continent world's coldest continent world's highest continent 70% of worlds freshwater |
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| South Pole |
| Mt. Vinson Massif |
| South Shetland Islands |
| Antarctic Peninsula |
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| Antarctic Dry Lands |
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