Question

Write important points on Antartica

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

• Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest and windiest continent on Earth

• Antarctica covers 14.2 million km² (5.5 million square miles)

• The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest ice store on earth

• Area: 5.4 million square mile (14 million kilometres)
• Mass: 7.2 million cubic miles (30 million cubic metres)

• Maximum depth: 15,669 feet (4776 metres)

• Average depth: 7000 feet (2160 metres)

• Contains 90% of the ice on earth

• Contains 70% of the world’s freshwater

Answer 2

Explanation:

Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest and windiest continent on Earth.

Antarctica covers 14.2 million km² The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest ice store on earth