Question

Use the information given in the following notes and write a brief description of the continent of
Antarctica in 100-120 words.

ANTARCTICA - the Coldest, Driest and Windiest Continent
Location: the Antarctic region (the Southern Hemisphere) – southernmost - the fifth-largest in size - encapsulates the South
Pole - Area: 14.0 million km or 5.4 million sq miles - nearly twice the size of Australia - thick ice-sheet: at least 1 mile (1.6
km) - covers about 98% area - cold desert: temperatures up to -89°C (129°F) - no permanent human residents - from 1,000
to 5,000 people reside throughout the year at the research stations​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest continent. It is also, on average, the highest of all the continents.[3] Antarctica is considered a desert.[4] It has yearly precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) near the sea and far less inland.[5] No humans live in Antarctica permanently. However, about 1,000 to 5,000 people live through the year at the science stations in Antarctica. Only plants and animals that can live in cold live there. The animals include penguins, seals, nematodes, tardigrades and mites. Plant life includes some grass and shrubs, algae, lichen, fungi, and bacteria.

The first known sighting of the continent was in 1820. Antarctica was mostly forgotten for the rest of the 19th century. This was because of its hostile environment, few resources, and isolation. The first official use of the name Antarctica as a continental name in the 1890s is said to have been used by Scottish cartographer John George Bartholomew.