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Antarctica - Wikipedia Antarctica ( æ n ˈ t ɑːr k t ɪ k ə ⓘ) [note 1] is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole
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)
Frequently Asked Questions About Antarctica - NASA Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent on Earth It is almost completely covered in ice Antarctica covers the Earth’s South Pole What Is Antarctica Like? Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth The average temperature in the winter is minus 34 4 Celsius (minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit)
Antarctica - Education | National Geographic Society Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent in terms of total area (It is larger than both Oceania and Europe ) Antarctica is a unique continent in that it does not have a native human population There are no countries in Antarctica Seven countries made defined claims to Antarctic territory prior to the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica The strange radio pulses were detected between 2016 and 2018 by NASA’s Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA), a range of instruments flown on balloons high above Antarctica that are designed to detect radio waves from cosmic rays hitting the atmosphere, and a new study provides additional context to the nearly decade-old results
What Is Antarctica? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids Antarctica is Earth's fifth largest continent Image credit: NASA What is Antarctica like? Pack your snowshoes, hat, gloves, and the puffiest jacket you have – because Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth! The average temperature in Antarctica in the winter is minus 34 4 Celsius (minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit)