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Antarctic melt stream. Antarctica is a desert, receiving very little annual precipitation. [1] However meltwater from the continent's ice features produce a number of rivers and streams. A list of these can be found at List of rivers of Antarctica
Pages in category "Names of places in Antarctica" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Territorial claims in Antarctica; List of cities surrounded by another city; ... List of ghost towns by country; List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more ...
The Antarctic gateway cities are five cities on the rim of the Southern Ocean through which nearly all cargo and personnel bound for Antarctica pass. [1] From west to east, they are Punta Arenas , Chile; Ushuaia , Argentina; Cape Town , South Africa; Hobart , Australia; and Christchurch , New Zealand.
The Antarctic Treaty also stated that Antarctica can only be used for peaceful purposes and any exploitation of the continent such as mining is forbidden, thus scientific research is the only activity that may be performed on Antarctica. [14] As more countries established research stations on Antarctica, the number of signatories of the treaty ...
A speculative representation of Antarctica labelled as ' Terra Australis Incognita ' on Jan Janssonius's Zeekaart van het Zuidpoolgebied (1657), Het Scheepvaartmuseum The name given to the continent originates from the word antarctic, which comes from Middle French antartique or antarctique (' opposite to the Arctic ') and, in turn, the Latin antarcticus (' opposite to the north ').
List of countries; Cities portal; External links. 2005 city population estimates for the world This page was last edited on 13 February 2025, at 08:42 (UTC). ...
List of terms for country subdivisions; List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions; List of autonomous areas by country; List of sovereign states; List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area, comparing continents, countries, and first-level administrative country subdivisions. List of first-level ...