Amazing Facts About Antarctica
1. 90% of the world’s fresh water is in Antarctica!
2. The Dry Valleys in Antarctica are the driest places on earth. With such low humidity and moisture on this portion of the continent, snow and ice cannot even accumulate, which leaves the valleys as just a dusty expanse of dirt.
3. Scientists claim that if the West Antarctic ice
Sheet were to melt, it would raise global sea levels by about 16 feet.
4. While Antarctica is covered in ice, it actually holds one of the world's biggest mountain ranges - the Gamburtsev Mountains - which stretch out more than 1200 kilometres. The highest peaks are estimated to be around 2,800 meters or about one-third the size of earth's tallest mountain: Mount Everest