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. Despite its massive size, antarctica has no permanent population due to its harsh climate, icy terrain, and remote location. 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.
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Antarctica faces the possibility of sudden and potentially irreversible changes to its ice, oceans, and ecosystems
Scientists warn that without a sharp global reduction in carbon emissions, these.
Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and least populated continent on the planet It is in the southern hemisphere and it is surrounded by the southern ocean. Explore all countries antarctica antarctica page last updated 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 is a continent capped by an inland ice sheet up to 4.8km thick, containing approximately 90% of the world’s total surface fresh water (and 60% of the world’s total fresh water).
