The Southernmost Continent, Antarctica is one of the coldest & windiest continents in the world. Will you believe it? In Antarctica, despite the lack of greenery and complete absence of amphibians, reptiles, and terrestrial mammals, there remains an abundance of wildlife in and around Antarctica. There is found 90 percent of the world’s ice in Antarctica.
See the couplet to get the beauty of this beautiful continent:-
”Oh thou, see the heaven
It’s one from the seven”
In summer, you will find here the large population of penguins, whales, and fishes. According to some experts, it is believed that Antarctica is an exploratory nature of antarctic science which can be so exciting for students and researchers.
What if all ice in Antarctica would melt?
Owing to increasing temperature and air pollution, ice is on the way of melting. As we know that Antarctica has covered 14,000,000 sq km area in the south pole. Here, the thickness of ice is approx 2 km. If all ice melt then the water level of the sea would reach up to approx 200 feet. If it happens then there would be an extinction of polar bears, penguins, and seaside people. People may also get the problem of edible water.
Let us see those 5 mind-blowing facts about Antarctica from which you can start believing the story of science fiction. Don’t even miss the single mentioned fact.
- The existence of Antarctica was completely unknown until the continent was first spotted in 1820 and the south pole in 1911.
- Do you know? Antarctica is about 1.5 times the size of the USA. It’s surprisingly a giant desert. It might not appear that way since everything is covered in white but some parts haven’t had rain or snow for the last two million years.
- Antarctica never had an indigenous human population but there is an abundance of wildlife like penguins, leopards seals, and birds. So we can indirectly say less human more wildlife.
- The average temperature of Antarctica is -58°F or -50°C and the lowest temperature ever recorded was -128°F or -89°C. The water temperature is between 1°C and -1.5°C. It is the coldest continent of the earth.
- Civilizations do exist in Antarctica. Small, non-permanent civilizations can be found. That is usually for Scientists, Researchers, and Photographers who camp out for months in small settlements.