The fifth largest continent of the world Antarctica is also the most coldest, driest and and windiest continent. 98% of Antarctica is covered with ice and for this, it supplies more than half of the world's fresh water. There are no inhabitants living in Antarctica although there are some. The place is commonly use for experimentation and test projects of scientists from around the globe. Because of the extreme condition here, only living organisms that can adapt to the extreme cold can survive here, thus, algae, bacteria, fungi, plants, protista, and certain animals, such as mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. The Antarctic Treaty was signed in order to protect Antarctica in 1959. The treaty prohibits mining, military activities and nuclear explosion/waste disposal. Now for this top ten article I gathered some of the freezing facts regarding Antarctica. Have some time and read the top 10 facts below.TOP : 10
Antarctica Fact : Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia.
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| Devil Island in Antarctica |
TOP : 9
Antarctica Fact : The emperor penguin is the only penguin that breeds during the winter in Antarctica.
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| Antarctica's emperor penguins |
TOP : 8
Antarctica Fact : Vinson Massif is the highest peak in Antarctica.
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| Antarctica's Vinson Massif |
TOP : 7
Antarctica Fact : Antarctica is home to more than 70 lakes.
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| Antarctica's Lake Vida |
TOP : 6
Antarctica Fact : Mount Erebus, the world's southernmost active volcano is also found in Antarctica.
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| Antarctica's Mount Erebus |
TOP : 5
Antarctica Fact : Antarctica was part of the supercontinent Gondwana more than 170 million years ago.
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| Gondwana during the Triassic period 200 million years ago |
TOP : 4
Antarctica Fact : Antarctica also has 90% of the world's ice.
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| Antarctica icebergs |
TOP : 3
Antarctica Fact : Antarctica has about 70% of world's fresh water.
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| Antarctica freshwater |
TOP : 2
Antarctica Fact : Only cold-adapted organisms survive in Antarctica.
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| Antarctica organisms adapted to cold |
TOP : 1
Antarctica Fact : Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent.
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| Beautiful Antarctica |
Data Sources :
- www.en.wikipedia.org
- www.animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/emperor-penguin
- www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinson_Massif
- www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Erebus
- www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/238402/Gondwana
- www.thefreedictionary.com/Living+organisms
- www.biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio106/protista.htm
- www.travel.nationalgeographic.com
- www.news.nationalgeographic.com
- www.mountainguides.com
- www.nature.com
- www.ngm.nationalgeographic.com
- www.zmescience.com
- www.telegraph.co.uk
- www.commons.wikimedia.org
- www.antarcticsun.usap.gov
- www.scini1.mlml.calstate.edu
- www.redbubble.com
Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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