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1 day 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.
- Physical Geography
Antarctica, with an average elevation of about 7,200 feet...
- Antarctica Summary
In the International Geophysical Year of 1957–58, 12...
- Polar, Ice, Climate
Antarctica - Polar, Ice, Climate: The unique weather and...
- Discovery of The Antarctic Poles
Antarctica - Exploration, Ice, Wildlife: National and...
- History
Antarctica - Exploration, Wildlife, Ice: Many nations were...
- National Rivalries, Claims
Antarctica - National Rivalries, Claims: The early...
- Plant Life
Antarctica - Flora, Fauna, Ecosystems: The cold desert...
- The Antarctic Treaty
Antarctica - Treaty, Continent, Wildlife: With the ending of...
- Animal Life
Antarctica - Penguins, Seals, Whales: The native land fauna...
- Biological Resources
Antarctica - Wildlife, Marine Life, Ecosystems: Marine...
- Physical Geography
3 days ago · Climate change in Antarctica. Antarctic surface ice layer temperature trends between 1981 and 2007, based on thermal infrared observations made by a series of NOAA satellite sensors. Climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities occurs everywhere on Earth, and while Antarctica is less vulnerable to it than any other ...
1 day ago · When Tasmanian astronomer Louis Bernacchi set foot on Antarctica in 1898, he declared, "Antarctic exploration is of capital importance to science." While his statement remains as true as ever ...
5 days ago · The East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) contains more than 52 m of potential sea level equivalent (SLE) 1.Recent observations indicate that the EAIS is more vulnerable than previously anticipated 2 ...
5 days ago · Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who attempted to reach the South Pole. Best known for his 1914–16 expedition, in which his ship, Endurance, was crushed by pack ice, Shackleton and his crew endured months of hardship, including a harrowing voyage to South Georgia Island, before being rescued.
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1 day ago · Dymaxion world map with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world larger than 2,500 km 2 (970 sq mi) and most of the islands over 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area.
5 days ago · Thwaites 'Doomsday Glacier' in Antarctica is melting much faster than predicted. Stephen J. Beard. USA TODAY. A study released this week added new fears to the fate of an important glacier in...
