What is special about Antarctic?
Antarctica is a remarkable continent – remote, hostile and uninhabited. Antarctica is important for science because of its profound effect on the Earth’s climate and ocean systems. Locked in its four kilometre-thick ice sheet is a unique record of what our planet’s climate was like over the past one million years.
Why is Antarctica fantastic?
Antarctica holds most of the world’s fresh water An incredible 60-90\% of the world’s fresh water is locked in Antarctica’s vast ice sheet. The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest on Earth, covering an incredible 14 million km² (5.4 million square miles) of Antarctic mountain ranges, valleys and plateaus.
Where is Antarctica facts?
Antarctica is an ice covered continent surrounded by the Southern Ocean. Almost all of the continent’s land is covered by a thick layer of ice. On average the ice is 1.9 km/6,200 ft deep. Read more on the Southern Ocean here.
Did you know facts about Antarctica for kids?
Fun Antarctica Facts for Kids
- Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth.
- The South Pole is found in Antarctica.
- Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
- Antarctica is bigger than Europe and almost double the size of Australia.
- Most of Antarctica is covered in ice over 1.6 kilometres thick (1 mile).
What are 2 facts about the 7 continents?
The seven continents include: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. The Continent of Africa is home to the World’s third largest desert. This desert is called the Sahara Desert. It is the hottest desert in the world and takes up an area as large as the country of China.
What would happen if the Antarctica melted?
If all the ice covering Antarctica , Greenland, and in mountain glaciers around the world were to melt, sea level would rise about 70 meters (230 feet). The ocean would cover all the coastal cities. And land area would shrink significantly. Ice actually flows down valleys like rivers of water .