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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). Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1.9 km (1.2 mi).
Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent in terms of total area. (It is larger than both Oceania and Europe.) Antarctica is a unique continent in that it does not have a native human population. There are no countries in Antarctica. Seven countries made defined claims to Antarctic territory prior to the Antarctic Treaty of 1959.
continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle. Geographic coordinates. 90 00 S, 0 00 E. Map references. Antarctic Region. Area. total: 14.2 million sq km. land: 14.2 million sq km (285,000 sq km ice-free, 13.915 million sq km ice-covered) (est.)
Geography. An October 2006 NASA satellite image of the Antarctic without its periphery of unattached sea ice. Location of the Antarctic on a map of the Earth. As defined by the Antarctic Treaty System, the Antarctic region is everything south of the 60°S latitude.
(Top) Regions. Volcanoes. Canyons. West Antarctica. East Antarctica. Research stations. Territorial landclaims. Dependences and territories. See also. Notes. References. External links. Geography of Antarctica. The geography of Antarctica is dominated by its south polar location and, thus, by ice.
List of all Antarctic countries (the continent Antarctica) in alphabetical order. This site is a List of all Antarctic countries (the continent Antarctica) in alphabetical order with population, currencies, facts and flags of all Antarctic countries.
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Antarctica . Antarctica, Fifth largest continent on Earth. Antarctica lies concentrically around the South Pole, its landmass almost wholly covered by a vast ice sheet averaging 6,500 ft (2,000 m) thick.
