Antarctica topic
Also known as
- Antarctic
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is situated in the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.4 million km² (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice, which averages at least 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) in thickness.
On average, Antarctica is the coldest, driest and...
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- 14,000,000.0km²
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- ANTARCTICA
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- ATA
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- 010
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- AQ
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- ANTARCTICA
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- AY
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