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You may be thinking of the size of the ice sheet that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent. It joins the Southern Ocean sea ice, essentially doubling the size of the continent -- from 14 million square miles to about 28 million square miles.
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Why antarctica is bigger in winter and smaller in summer?
The size of the Antarctic continent just about doubles during winter, because the sea ice around it freezes.
How do people get food to Antarctica during winter?
Foodstuffs are shipped to Antarctica during the summer months, for storage and use during the winter.
How wide is Antarctica in winter?
Antarctica is a continent and does not expand during any season. However, the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent, during winter, merges with the frozen sea ice of the Southern Ocean, and thus, essentially doubles the size of the ice sheet.
How much does antarctica's ice sheets grow in winter?
Essentially the size of Antarctica -- about as large as USA and Mexico combined -- doubles during the winter when the sea ice freezes and joins with the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent.
Would you travel to Antarctica in winter or in summer?
You would travel to Antarctica during the austral summer. During the austral winter, the sea ice freezes and essentially doubles the size of the continent, so you couldn't touch land. As well, it's cold enough during the winter to freeze hydraulics and turn jet fuel to sludge.
What is the weather like during winter in antarctica?
Cold
Which penguin breeds during winter in Antarctica?
No penguin breeds during any winter anywhere where penguins breed.
What time of year do tourists go to antarctica?
The tourists go to Antarctica during the summer or the winter
Do the penguins live on Antarctica?
The emperor penguin is the only penguin that breeds during the winter in 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.
When in Antarctica is it always night?
During the winter months when there is no sunrise.
Which continent nearly doubles in size during winters?
Antarctica
