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Polar Regions. Antarctica: Location and Geography. Most people know that Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth, with fewer than 1,000 people living there (none permanently). But did you know it is the world's largest desert? That it hosts huge volcanoes? Has a lake the size of Lake Ontario located entirely beneath the ice?
Antarctica, with an average elevation of about 7,200 feet (2,200 metres) above sea level, is the world’s highest continent. ( Asia , the next, averages about 3,000 feet.) The vast ice sheets of East Antarctica reach heights of 11,500 feet or more in four main centres: Dome A (Argus) at 81° S, 77° E; Dome C at 75° S, 125° E; Dome Fuji at ...
Location. 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.)
