- Antarctica - Wikipedia
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 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)
- Antarctica | History, Map, Climate, Facts | Britannica
Antarctica is the world’s southernmost continent It is also the driest, windiest, coldest, and iciest continent It is the world’s highest continent, with an average elevation of about 7,200 feet (2,200 meters) above sea level What is the lowest temperature recorded in Antarctica?
- Antarctica - National Geographic Society
The Antarctic is a cold, remote area in the Southern Hemisphere encompassed by the Antarctic Convergence The Antarctic Convergence is an uneven line of latitude where cold, northward-flowing Antarctic waters meet the warmer waters of the world’s oceans
- Antarctica Just Lost a Greenland’s Worth of Ice — And That’s . . .
A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t see coming
- 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)
- Antarctic Region | U. S. Geological Survey - USGS. gov
Antarctica is the southernmost continent in the world, surrounded by the Southern Ocean Antarctic terrestrial and marine communities are sensitive to climate and environmental change
- The USAP Portal: Science and Support in Antarctica - About . . .
Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, harshest continent, and with little precipitation (roughly 2 inches per year) is the driest place on earth
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