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Opening Antarctica was discovered on January 16 (28), 1820 by a

Opening

Antarctica was discovered on January 16 (28), 1820 by a Russian

expedition led by Thaddeus Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev, who came to it on the sloops Vostok and Mirny. It was the expedition of Bellingshausen and Lazarev in the South polar seas, circumnavigating the Antarctic ice around the world, that confirmed the existence of the sixth continent
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Antarctica is a continent located in the very South of the

Antarctica is a continent located in the very South of the

Earth. The continent of Antarctica with an area of approx. 14 million square km - the world's largest cold desert, where about 70% of the world's fresh water reserves are concentrated, but all of it is frozen in a huge ice sheet.
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Antarctica is an icy continent with approximately 30 million km3 of

Antarctica is an icy continent with approximately 30 million km3 of

ice, or 90% of all land ice. The average ice thickness is 2500-2800 m, and the maximum in some areas of East Antarctica is 4800 m. The highest elevation of the ice surface in East Antarctica exceeds 4,100 m above sea level. Only 2% of the territory of Antarctica is free of ice - mainly in the Western part of the continent and the Transantarctic mountains
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Climate Antarctica is the most severe climatic region of the Earth

Climate

Antarctica is the most severe climatic region of the Earth with

low air temperatures, strong winds, snowstorms and fog. The mainland and nearby Islands are covered by glaciation. The highest recorded temperature is +18.3 °C, the temperature recorded by Argentine scientists at the Esperanza military base on February 6, 2020, the lowest — -91.2 °C
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Population Antarctica is the most isolated and only continent without an

Population

Antarctica is the most isolated and only continent without an indigenous

population. In summer, the number of temporary residents is probably about 4000 people, in winter-1500 people. No one has ever lived here longer than 18 months
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Antarctic Fauna The fauna of Antarctica is represented by individual species

Antarctic Fauna

The fauna of Antarctica is represented by individual species of

invertebrates, birds, and mammals. Currently, at least 70 species of invertebrates have been found in Antarctica, and four species of penguins nest.
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Adele's Penguins

Adele's Penguins

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Chin strap

Chin strap

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Leopard seals

Leopard seals

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Sea elephants

Sea elephants

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Snow petrels

Snow petrels

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King of the penguins

King of the penguins

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Emperor penguins

Emperor penguins

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Orca

Orca

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Wandering Albatross

Wandering Albatross

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Blue whale

Blue whale