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1 day ago · Antarctica (/ æ n ˈ t ɑːr k t ɪ k ə / ⓘ) is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. 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.
- Territorial Claims in Antarctica
Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Australia, Chile,...
- History of Antarctica
Painting of James Weddell's second expedition, depicting the...
- Antarctic Treaty System
A 2006 satellite composite image of Antarctica. The...
- Tourism in Antarctica
Tourism started in Antarctica by the sea in the 1960s. Air...
- Mount Erebus Disaster
Flight 901 left Auckland International Airport at 8:00 am...
- Onyx
The Onyx River is an Antarctic meltwater stream which flows...
- Orthographic Projection
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- Lake Vostok
Lake Vostok (Russian: озеро Восток, romanized: ozero Vostok)...
- Silver Cloud
Silver Cloud is a small luxury cruise ship operated by...
- Territorial Claims in Antarctica
2 days ago · Often described as a continent of superlatives, Antarctica is not only the world’s southernmost continent. It is also the world’s highest, driest, windiest, coldest, and iciest continent. Antarctica is about 5.5 million square miles (14.2 million square km) in size, and thick ice covers about 98 percent of the land.
3 days ago · Antarctica is so cold that it is the only place on Earth where atmospheric temperature inversion occurs every winter. Elsewhere, the atmosphere on Earth is at its warmest near the surface and it becomes cooler as elevation increases.
3 days ago · In the winter, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted away from the sun, causing the continent to be dark. Antarctica has only two seasons because of Earth’s 23 degree axial tilt. If you love long summers and winters, Antarctica is the place for you!
22 hours ago · The following names describe five different areas of the ocean: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic/Southern, and Arctic. [10] [11] The ocean contains 97% of Earth's water [8] and is the primary component of Earth's hydrosphere , thus the ocean is essential to life on Earth.
5 days ago · The Thwaites Glacier is a segment of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet that drains into the Amundsen Sea. It has the world’s widest glacial front with the ocean, spanning roughly 75 miles (120 km). Collapse of this glacier could cause a catastrophic rise in sea levels worldwide.
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Mapped Antarctica stations and camps So the title says all, i used google maps, wikipedia, and the antartica digital database to map and locate most of the stations and camps, excluding the inactive and airfield camps, just because i dont want to spend more time on it.
