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Yes. Antarctica is a continent of approximately 14,000,000 sq km. The Antarctic Ice Sheet consists of about 13.72 million sq km of permanent ice up to over 4 km thick and representing 90% of the world's ice.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoBecause Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent. Average temperatures in the Antarctic interior get down to -70 degrees Celsius during the winter months and -35 degrees Celsius in the warmer months. The coastal temperatures are much warmer with a range of -15 to -32 Celsius in Winter and -5 to +5 Celsius in Summer. The interior of Antarctica is considered the world's driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapour out of the air. Annual snowfall on the polar plateau is equivalent to less than 5 cm of rain. Antarctica has some of the strongest winds on earth, with some winds reaching 320 kph. The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest in the world with about 13.72 million sq km of permanent ice representing about 90% of the worlds ice and is over 4 km thick in places.
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∙ 14y agoNo, a few (hundred) million years ago it was a lush jungle
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How much of antarctica surface is covered in ice?
Approximately 98% of Antarctica's surface is covered in ice.
Which continent is almost covered by a huge ice cap?
Antarctica is the continent which is almost completely covered with ice.
What percent of Antarctica is covered with snow?
97% of Antarctica is covered by ice!!!
What percantage of antarctica is NOT ice?
None of Antarctica is ice. Antarctica is 100% land. The land is covered -- about 98% -- by ice, so only two percent of the land is not covered by ice.
Is antarctica covered with ice?
Yes. About 98% of the continent is covered with an ice sheet.
Is Antarctica made out of ice only?
Antarctica is a continent, 98% of which is covered by an ice sheet.
Are there images of Antarctica with no ice?
No. Antarctica has been ice-covered for 35 million years.
Is Antarctica on top of ice?
No. Ice sits on top of Antarctica -- 98% of the continent is covered with an ice sheet.
What else is Antarctica made up of instead of ice?
Antarctica is a continent, 98% of which is covered by ice.
How much ice is in the Antarctic?
98% of Antarctica is covered in ice
What percent of Antarctica is covered in ice?
Ninety-eight percent of the continent is covered with an ice sheet.
What percent of Antarctica is covered in thick ice?
98% of the land is covered with a continental ice sheet.
