AntarcticaBy Wyatt Seder-Burnaford

Antarctica is on the bottom of the Earth in the southern hemisphere. It is 90 degrees south latitude.

Antarctica has no countries

• Antarctica has no government and is not owned by anyone. 42 nations have signed something called the Antarctic Treaty. It states that Antarctica is only to be used for peaceful and scientific purposes.

Fast Facts

• Antarctica is 5.4 million square miles. It is bigger than Australia or Europe!

• Antarctica has 0 population.• The highest point is called Vinson Massif it is

16,864 feet above sea level.• Antarctica means opposite to the Arctic.

ANTARCTIC ANIMALS

• The emperor penguins are Antarctica’s largest bird. They can be up to 4 feet tall. Emperors do not build nests.

• Elephant seals can be as long as 21 feet and can inflate their snout like a balloon.

GeographyThe largest glacier is called Beardmore Glacier and it is the size of France!Some places in Antarctica have valleys and the high winds keep snow from collecting in the valleys.

People and culture

• No one lives in Antarctica but scientists go there every summer to research.

• Scientists go there to study the land, the air, the weather, the wildlife, the water and the ice.

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• Roald Amundson was the first person to reach Antarctica on December 4th 1911.

• Even better he and his crew made it home safely.

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• In summer ice shelves will break apart sending large ice bergs into the sea. Some are bigger than Delaware!

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