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ANTARCTICA - Land of ice -

ANTARCTICA - Land of ice -. About continent. It’s surrounding the Earth’s South Pole ; It’s ringed by the South Atlantic, South Pacific and Indian Ocean; Is the southernmost, coldest, windiest and most remote continent.

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ANTARCTICA - Land of ice -

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  1. ANTARCTICA- Land of ice -

  2. About continent • It’s surrounding the Earth’s South Pole; • It’s ringed by the South Atlantic, South Pacific and Indian Ocean; • Is the southernmost, coldest, windiest and most remote continent.

  3. Fifth larges of the Earth’s seven continents - it covers about 14 million square kilometres; • It was the last continent to be discovered – 1773 by James Cook; • Covered by ice (98%) and has no permanent human population; • Neglected.

  4. Land and climate • Air temperatures fall below –80°C in winter and rise only to –30°C in summer; • Precipitation: mainly as snow or ice, with occasional rain; • Antarctica holds 70% of the Earth's freshwater, and 90% of Earth's ice.

  5. Daylight during the summer and darkness during the winter; • Jagged coastline; • 70 lakes; • The highest point: Vinson Massif - 4,892 m; • Several volcanoes - Mount Erebus – 3,794.

  6. A wide variety of animal life; There live about 40 species of seabirds: Penguin country. Animals

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