Antarctica
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| Area | 14 |
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| Population density | 0. 00008/km2 (0. 0002/sq mi) |
| Population | 1,106 |
| Largest cities | Research stations in Antarctica |
| UN M.49 code | – Antarctica; – World |
| Did you know | Antarctica is the seventh-most-populous continent (1,106) in the world. |
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| ID | 838265 |
About Antarctica
Antarctica, the southernmost continent and site of the South Pole, is a virtually uninhabited, ice-covered landmass. Most cruises to the continent visit the Antarctic Peninsula, which stretches toward South America. It's known for the Lemaire Channel and Paradise Harbor, striking, iceberg-flanked passageways, and Port Lockroy, a former British research station turned museum. The peninsula's isolated terrain also shelters rich wildlife, including many penguins.
World breaches key 1. 5C warming mark for record number of days
... Another perhaps less well-known factor is the situation around Antarctica...
Antarctica: Invasive species 'hitchhiking' on ships
...Species from around the world that are " hitching a lift" on ships threaten Antarctica s pristine marine ecosystem...
Covid: Face masks in England's classrooms and staff absences may hit 25%
... Antarctic outpost hit by Covid outbreakOne of the world s most remote workplaces - a Belgian scientific research station in Antarctica - Since 14 December, at least 16 of the 25 workers at the Princess Elisabeth Polar Station have caught the virus...
Annular solar eclipse: Crowds in Asia gather to see 'ring of fire'
... The next total solar eclipse will be on 14 December 2020, and will be visible across parts of southern Chile and Argentina, as well as south-west Africa and Antarctica...
Royal naming for Sir David Attenborough polar ship
... The oceans take up a lot of the carbon dioxide and the heat that we generate, but we don t really know how and where it goes, particularly in the Southern Ocean - this big, deep ocean around Antarctica, said Dame Jane Francis, director of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS)...
Climate change: a UN body signals a red alert on the 'blue planet'
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Simone Giertz: 'Why I sent my brain tumour to Antarctica'
...Simone Giertz s brain tumour Brian in Antarctica On 4 February, that surprised and delighted her followers in equal measure...
Polar vortex brings deadly cold snap to US states
... Temperatures fell to -30C (-22F) in Chicago - colder than parts of Antarctica - and -37C in North Dakota...
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