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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 The continent is divided into East Antarctica (which is largely composed of a high ice-covered plateau) and West Antarctica (which is largely an ice sheet covering an archipelago of mountainous islands)
Antarctica - Education | 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 These regions have different geologies
What Is Antarctica? A Desert, Country, Continent. . . ? In this guide, we serve up a cliff-notes sort of sketch of the White Continent (as Antarctica’s often called), and also provide a slew of links to more in-depth articles on specific topics, from geography and ecology to Antarctica’s unique management and human footprint
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
Antarctica - Wikiwand Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over 200 mm (8 in) along the coast and far less inland
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