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Antarctica: List of Countries and Locations
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Quick Facts
Antarctica |
- Size: Approximately 5.4 million square miles compared to the 3.6 million square miles of the USA (14 million square kilometers compared to 9.36 million square kilometers).
- How Many People? Varies from 1,000 in winter to about 5,000 in the summer, mostly research scientists and support staff. Antarctica has no permanent residents and has revealed no evidence of indigenous people.
- Climate: Antarctica has been called the "highest, driest, windiest, emptiest, coldest place on earth.." The mean annual temperature is -56 F.
Sources: 1) University of Maine Farmington: "Cool Facts About Antarctica", 2) Wikipedia: "Antarctica"
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