10 facts about Antarctica.
1. Antarctica is the south polar region of the Earth.
2. The name Antarctica is meaning “opposite to the Arctic.” It’s comes from the Greek.
3. Antarctica covers at 14.4 million sq. km., or 10% of the Earth’s land surface.
4. Antarctica is the 90% of the total ice on the Earth. It’s contains 90 % of the Earth’s fresh water.
5. Antarctica is the coldest, driest and loneliest continent on the planet Earth. Antarctica has the world’s lowest temperature of -89C and winds of up to 320 km/hour.
6. Antarctica is the thick column of ice on Earth is 4800 m, it is almost the same height as the height of Mount Blanc in the Alps (4807 m).
7. The Antarctic Treaty was negotiated in 1959 by 12 countries for the purpose of promoting international peace and scientific cooperation in the continent.
8. Antarctica has no native human inhabitants. About 900 people in winter and 3 000 people in summer to operate in the 34 scientific stations.
9. Theе cold Antarctic waters are rich in krill and fish.
10. Lake Vostok covers at 14,000 sq. km and reaching a depth of 500m. It is the purest lake on Earth.
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