- The first formal use of the name "Antarctica" as a continental name in the 1890s is attributed to the Scottish cartographer John George Bartholomew.[15].
- Antarctica. No place on Earth compares to this vast white wilderness of elemental forces: snow, ice, water, rock.
- A great book about Antarctica containing facts as to how it's being studied, who studies it, why it's so important, how a polar station works.
- Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest, and windiest continent on earth
- The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest on earth, covering 14 million km² (5.4 million mi²)
- Antarctica has no terrestrial mammals, but home to a range of marine and bird life
- It is divided into East Antarctica (largely composed of a high ice-covered plateau) and West Antarctica (an archipelago of ice-covered mountainous islands).
- Antarctica is a continent found almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle. The climate is harsh: it is the coldest, driest place on earth, with the highest winds, and...
- There have been times when the interior of Antarctica got so cold, that if dry ice were placed outside, it would stay frozen for the duration of the cold snap.
- Fun Antarctica Facts for Kids
- 90% of the ice in the world is found in Antarctica
- South America is about 621 miles (1,000 km) from the Antarctic Peninsula.
- So are we, so we travelled down to Antarctica three times to learn everything we could about it! Here are 26 facts about Antarctica that blew us away.
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