ANTARCTICA FACTS:

1. Antarctica is the southernmost

continent on Earth.

2. The South Pole is found in Antarctica.

3. Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.

4. Antarctica is bigger than Europe and almost double the size of

Australia.

5. Most of Antarctica is covered in ice over 1.6 kilometres thick.

6. Well known animals that live in Antarctica include penguins and

seals.

7. The name 'Antarctica' comes from a Greek word meaning

'opposite to the north'.

8. Around 90% of the ice on Earth is found in Antarctica.

9. Sea levels would rise around 60m if all the ice in Antarctica were

to melt.

10. Antarctica is the coldest continent ; temperatures in the winter

can drop below -73celsius .