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Brrr! Bundle up as we explore interesting Antarctica facts. Learn all about the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on earth and its place in history.
10 Surprising Antarctica Facts
1. Antarctica contains about 90% of the world's ice and about 70% of the world's fresh water.
2.With temperatures as low as -128 F, Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. The highest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 58.2º F (14.5º C).
3. Antarctica is the 5th largest continent and is double the size of Australia. However, it doesn't have a capital city or an official language, and no country controls it.
4. Antarctica is a desert. It only gets about 2 inches of snow each year. The snow there can be millions of years old, and it never melts.
5. The male emperor penguin is the only warm-blooded animal that stays in Antarctica through the winter.
6. Even though krill are about the size of a small paper clip, krill swarms in Antarctica can be seen from space.
Photo Credit: Andrea Izzott / Getty Images
7. Robert Scott, who, in the race to the South Pole, came in second, died just 11 miles from a pre-arranged supply depot. His only son, Peter, would later found the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
8. The most abundant land animal on Antarctica is the nematode worm.
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9.There are Victoria’s Secret models from every continent except Antarctica.
10. Since 1994, husky dogs have been banned from Antarctica.
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Brrr! Bundle up as we explore interesting Antarctica facts. Learn all about the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on earth and its place in history.
10 Surprising Antarctica Facts
1. Antarctica contains about 90% of the world's ice and about 70% of the world's fresh water.
2.With temperatures as low as -128 F, Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. The highest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 58.2º F (14.5º C).
3. Antarctica is the 5th largest continent and is double the size of Australia. However, it doesn't have a capital city or an official language, and no country controls it.
4. Antarctica is a desert. It only gets about 2 inches of snow each year. The snow there can be millions of years old, and it never melts.
5. The male emperor penguin is the only warm-blooded animal that stays in Antarctica through the winter.
6. Even though krill are about the size of a small paper clip, krill swarms in Antarctica can be seen from space.
Photo Credit: Andrea Izzott / Getty Images
7. Robert Scott, who, in the race to the South Pole, came in second, died just 11 miles from a pre-arranged supply depot. His only son, Peter, would later found the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
8. The most abundant land animal on Antarctica is the nematode worm.
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/toxocara-canis-second-stage-larvae-hatch-from-eggs-royalty-free-image/942368788?adppopup=true
9.There are Victoria’s Secret models from every continent except Antarctica.
10. Since 1994, husky dogs have been banned from Antarctica.
For more amazing Antarctica facts, check out our article here: factretriever.com/antarctica-facts
Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more interesting facts about the world: youtube.com/channel/UCZxmYOAglFN29DPr7mEaDLQ
