Antarctica Continent

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14,200,000 km². Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarcti…
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14,200,000 km². Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1.9 km.
  • Population: 1,300 to 5,100 (seasonal)
  • Area: 14,200,000 km² · 5,500,000 sq mi
  • Population density: 0.00009/km² to 0.00036/km² (seasonal)
  • Countries: 7 territorial claims
  • Time zones: All time zones
  • Internet TLD: .aq
  • Largest settlements: McMurdo Station · Other research stations

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