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The mainland area of Australia is 7 659 861 sq km, while the mainland area of the continent of Antarctica is around 14 million sq km. Therefore, Antarctica is almost twice the size of Australia.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoUS- 9,826,675 km2
Antarctica- 14,000,000 km2
The US would fit into Antarctica about 1.5 times.
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∙ 9y agoAntarctica is about the size of all of the continental US states plus Mexico, combined.
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∙ 9y agoAntarctica is about the size of USA and Mexico, combined.
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∙ 10y agoYou can compare Antarctica to about the size of USA and Mexico combined.
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∙ 8y agoFirst, Antarctica is not a country.
Antarctica covers 10% of the Earth's surface and is the fifth largest continent in area.
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∙ 12y agoAustralia or south americ
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Where is Antarctica compared to the rest of the world?
Antarctica is south of every other continent on earth.
Is Antarctica the most mountainous continent?
Antarctica is the highest continent given its size and average elevation.
Where does Antarctica rank compared to other continents?
Antarctica is roughly the size of the United States and Mexico combined. It is roughly twice the size of Australia. It is the fifth-largest continent after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America.
What continent has more land Asia or Antarctica?
Asia. It is the largest continent by far. Antarctica is about the size of the United States.
What is Antarctica's relative size?
Antarctica is the fifth largest continent on earth, and is about the size of USA and Mexico, combined.
How big is antarctica in the summer?
Antarctica is a continent and does not change size based on seasons.
Which continent is a little more than half the size of Asia?
Antarctica
When water around Antarctica freezes in its winter by how much does it increase the size of the continent in comparison to its summer?
The continent of Antarctica doubles in size, in winter when the sea ice surrounding it freezes.
Which continent nearly doubles in size during winters?
Antarctica
Which continent appears much wider than it really is compared to other continents?
Greenland appears much wider than it actually is when compared to other continents, due to map distortion caused by the Mercator projection. Greenland is often depicted as being larger in size when compared to other continents like Africa or South America.
When is Antarctica smaller and bigger?
The continent of Antarctica does not change size. However, the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent during summer merges with the sea ice that forms during the winter, effectively doubling the size of the continent.
Does antarctica double and shrink in size each year?
Antarctica, the continent, does not change in size, but the ice the surrounds the continent freezes in the winter, essentially doubling the size of the ice that covers 98% of the continent.
