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ice reflects the sun's rays instead of absorbing them as water does; consequently, the temperatures in Antarctica are even colder than those in the Arctic, where the ice is able to break up during the summer
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Here's one role: Antarctica is the continent included in the governance of The Antarctic Treat -- which governs the earth south of 60 degrees South Latitude -- and dedicates that part of the earth to the study of the health of our planet. All signatory nations that conduct science there share all their findings with all other signatory nations, representing about 80% of the earth's population.
You can read more about The Antarctic Treaty, below.
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I quote,'Antarctica has become a unique place in the modern world, the only continent that remains relatively untouched by human interference and therefore arguably the only pristine wilderness left on Earth.'
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Antarctica is south of the rest of the world.
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Is Antarctica the biggest country in the world?
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