Question

What is unique and typical about Antarctica

Answer 1

Answer:

Antarctica is an unique place. Not only is it the highest, driest and windiest continent, it is the only continent where the first structure to be erected there by man still survives.

Antarctica is important for science because of its profound effect on the Earth's climate and ocean systems. Locked in its four kilometre-thick ice sheet is a unique record of what our planet's climate was like over the past one million years.

Answer 2

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Antarctica is the southernmost continent of the Earth. No humans permanently live on Antarctica.

Humans don't dare to live there, though some people do, but not permanently. Why?

Because Antarctica is another name for ice. It's so cold there that no human can dare to live there. Antarctica is surrounded by many threats. Many problems are also aced by the people who live in Antarctica. Global Warming, Ozone Depletion are the main problems.

Facts About Antarctica :

Surprisingly, only  11 children have been born in West Antarctica. Antarctica has 20 airports. Antarctica is the only place where the land isn't owned by anyone. 60% of world's fresh water is in the Antarctica's ice sheet. In some places of Antarctica, the ice is over 4 km thick and that's half the height of Mount Everest! Research says that there are many Dead continents under Antarctica.

Hold on, why is Antarctica so cold?

Because Antarctica never gets direct sunlight from the sun. The Sun is always low on the horizon, even in the middle of summer.

Antarctica has both summer and winter seasons. Summer lasts for a very less time. The average temperatures in summer is upto 0 degrees in summer. The present temperature in Antarctica right now is -80 degrees.