Antarctica: Facts about the southernmost continent
undefined 23, 2025
Antarctica, Earth’s coldest, driest, and windiest continent, holds 90% of the world’s ice and could raise sea levels by 200 feet if it all melted. It’s technically a desert, teeming with penguins and few plants, and has no permanent human residents—only rotating scientists. With active volcanoes, sub-zero temps, and a growing role in climate research, Antarctica is both a frozen frontier and a global science hub.
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