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  2. Demographics of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    The population of people doing and supporting scientific research on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty) [2] varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to 1,000 in winter. In addition, approximately 1,000 personnel including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard ...

  3. Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F). The coastal regions can reach temperatures over 10 °C (50 °F) in the summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation occurs, it is mostly in the form of lichen or moss.

  4. Category:People of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "People of Antarctica" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... This page was last edited on 19 April 2023, at 10:59 (UTC).

  5. What it’s really like to live in Antarctica

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    A five-month-long slumber party. A college dorm. An introvert’s hell. Those are just some of the words residents of Antarctica use to describe life in the world’s coldest, most mysterious ...

  6. Encounters at the End of the World - Wikipedia

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    Encounters at the End of the World is a 2007 American documentary film by Werner Herzog about Antarctica and the people who choose to spend time there. It was released in North America on June 11, 2008, and distributed by ThinkFilm. [2]

  7. 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.

  8. Update on Penguin Who Swam From Antarctica to Australia Has ...

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    The video shocked people and left us all wondering how in the world the penguin even got there in the first place. The penguin was given to a local wildlife expert to care for and was named Gus.

  9. History of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    The history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe. The term Antarctic , referring to the opposite of the Arctic Circle , was coined by Marinus of Tyre in the 2nd century AD.