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Earth's southernmost continent.Earth's southernmost continent.
The coldest, driest, and windiest continent.The coldest, driest, and windiest continent.
Coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth Coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth −128.6 °F −128.6 °F
Antarctic sea life includes:Antarctic sea life includes:
penguins penguins
blue whales blue whales
orcas orcas
fur sealsfur seals
colossal squidscolossal squids
Antarctica has no government & belongs to no countryAntarctica has no government & belongs to no country
Antarctica has no permanent residentsAntarctica has no permanent residents
Its status is regulated by the 1959 Antarctic Treaty Its status is regulated by the 1959 Antarctic Treaty
Date
Country Territory Claim limits
1908 United Kingdom
British Antarctic Territory
20°W to 80°W
1923 New Zealand
Ross Dependency 150°W to 160°E
1924 France Adélie Land 142°2'E to 136°11'E
1929 Norway Peter I Island 68°50′S 90°35′W68.833°S 90.583°W)
1933 Australia Australian Antarctic Territory
160°E to 142°2'E and136°11'E to 44°38'E
1939 Norway Queen Maud Land 44°38'E to 20°W
1940 Chile Antártica 53°W to 90°W
1943 Argentina Argentine Antarctica
25°W to 74°W
— None Unclaimed territory(Marie Byrd Land)
90°W to 150°W(except the Peter I Island)
Over 4,000 scientists operate research Over 4,000 scientists operate research stationsstations
28 nations operate research stations28 nations operate research stations & & conduct experimentsconduct experiments
Antarctic Treaty prohibits any military Antarctic Treaty prohibits any military activities activities
If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 200 – 210 feet oceans would rise by 200 – 210 feet - everywhere. - everywhere.
Antarctica is the best place in the world to find Antarctica is the best place in the world to find meteorites. meteorites.
Possibly the biggest iceberg ever, broke free Possibly the biggest iceberg ever, broke free from the from the Ross ice shelf in Antarctica in 2000. Ross ice shelf in Antarctica in 2000. It was 183 It was 183 miles miles long and 23 miles wide, similar in size to long and 23 miles wide, similar in size to Connecticut.Connecticut.
The Antarctic ice cap hasThe Antarctic ice cap has 90% of all the ice on 90% of all the ice on earthearth and between 60 and 70 % and between 60 and 70 % of all of the world's of all of the world's fresh water. fresh water.
ANTARCTICA FACTSANTARCTICA FACTS
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