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  2. Wildlife of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    High densities of invertebrates also live in the ocean, with Antarctic krill forming dense and widespread swarms during the summer. Benthic animal communities also exist around the continent. Over 1000 fungi species have been found on and around Antarctica. Larger species are restricted to the subantarctic islands, and the majority of species ...

  3. Antarctic realm - Wikipedia

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    The ocean there is so full of phytoplankton because water rises from the depths to the light-flooded surface, bringing nutrients from all oceans back to the photic zone. On August 20, 2014, scientists confirmed the existence of microorganisms living 800 metres (2,600 feet) below the ice of Antarctica .

  4. Antarctic flora - Wikipedia

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    Antarctic flora are a distinct community of vascular plants which evolved millions of years ago on the supercontinent of Gondwana. Presently, species of Antarctica flora reside on several now separated areas of the Southern Hemisphere , including southern South America , southernmost Africa , New Zealand , Australia , and New Caledonia .

  5. Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14,200,000 km 2 (5,500,000 sq mi).

  6. Category:Antarctic realm fauna - Wikipedia

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    The Antarctic realm, as defined in the WGSRPD, comprising Antarctica (inside the inner line) and the subantarctic zone (between the lines) The main article for this category is Antarctic realm fauna .

  7. Polar ecology - Wikipedia

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    Polar ecology is the relationship between plants and animals in a polar environment. Polar environments are in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Arctic regions are in the Northern Hemisphere , and it contains land and the islands that surrounds it.

  8. List of mammals of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals, in contrast, while doing much of their feeding at the edge of the continent, breed on subantarctic islands, such as South Georgia. Warmblooded prey makes up a significant proportion of the leopard seal's diet, and is occasionally taken by Antarctic fur seals. Suborder: Caniformia

  9. Category:Fauna of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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