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  2. Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1.9 km (1.2 mi). Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over 200 mm (8 in) along the coast and far less inland.

  3. Wildlife of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    The wildlife of Antarctica are extremophiles, having adapted to the dryness, low temperatures, and high exposure common in Antarctica. The extreme weather of the interior contrasts to the relatively mild conditions on the Antarctic Peninsula and the subantarctic islands , which have warmer temperatures and more liquid water.

  4. Antarctic Plateau - Wikipedia

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    The high, flat, and cold environment of the Antarctic Plateau at Dome C Surface of Antarctic Plateau, at 150E, 77S. The Antarctic Plateau, Polar Plateau or King Haakon VII Plateau is a large area of East Antarctica that extends over a diameter of about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), and includes the region of the geographic South Pole and the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.

  5. 30 Unusual Facts No One Really Asked For, But Are ... - AOL

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    As absurd as it can sound on paper, the truth is that facts are just fun, the more obscure, weird and random, the better. ... #30. Most polar bears are left handed. Image credits: Northman_76.

  6. 30 Interesting Facts About The World Represented In ... - AOL

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    Here are some fun map facts for you: one of the oldest surviving maps is the Babylonian Map of The World. Archaeologists date it back to around 700 to 500 B.C. The map was a clay tablet nearly the ...

  7. 50 Random And Interesting Facts You Might Not Know ... - AOL

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    BSc meteorologist Janice Davila tells Bored Panda that one of the most unknown facts from her field of expertise is that weather radars are slightly tilted upward in a half-degree (1/2°) angle.

  8. Ross Ice Shelf - Wikipedia

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    The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (as of 2013, an area of roughly 500,809 square kilometres (193,363 sq mi) [1] and about 800 kilometres (500 mi) across: about the size of France). [2]

  9. 30 Random And Interesting Facts And Curiosities Shared On ...

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    30 Random And Interesting Facts And Curiosities Shared On This Dedicated IG Page. Dominyka. November 7, 2024 at 6:20 AM. Captions are meant to provide context to a photograph.