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The continent of Antarctica makes up the land mass. The Antarctic region includes sub-Antarctic islands and the Southern Ocean.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoThough much of Antarctica is covered with ice in the form of glaciers, icebergs, ice caves, ice mountains, etc., the land in Antarctica includes mountains and dry valleys.
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Is the water in antarctica clean?
The frozen fresh water that forms the ice sheet -- covering 98% of Antarctica's surface -- is exceptionally clean. The sea water that surrounds Antarctica is also clean,, requiring no more than removing the salt to make it potable for human consumption.
What is 7 continent?
There are seven continents that make up all of the land forms on Earth. They are Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Antarctica, and Australia.
Do penguins live on glaciers in Antarctica?
Penguins are sea birds and make their homes in ocean water. Penguins breed on Antarctica's beaches, because there are no land predators there. No animals live on Antarctica: it's too cold and there is no food chain.
How many islands make up Antarctica?
Antarctica is a continent of approximately 14,000,000 sq km. The Transantarctic Mountains divide Antarctica into east and west. East Antarctica constitutes the bulk of the land mass and is the oldest part of the continent. West Antarctica is the newer and smaller area which includes the Antarctic Peninsula and consists of four land areas separated by deep water.
Why is Antarctica different from Earth?
Antarctica is not different from Earth; Antarctica is part of the Earth, the fifth largest of seven continents that make up the land mass of the planet.
What is the order of these land forms from largest - smallest?
Which land forms? Take the time to make the frickin question make sense. This website is a joke.
Where do Weddell Seals live in Antarctica?
Antarctica is a continent and Weddell Seals are sea mammals. They make their homes in the Southern Ocean that surrounds the continent. The do, however, breed on Antarctica's beaches, because there are no land predators there.
How does water pollution effect antarctica?
it kills the animals and make the water unclean
How do land forms help to make up the US?
The land forms help to make up the US. The US has 2,428,224,640 acres of land. The land forms help a lot to make up the US. Like the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The U-Shaped valley in Glacier National Park In Montana. The Death valley in California. The fresh water swamp in Florida. Prairie in Iowa. Grand Mesa, it is a large Mesa in western Colorado. Plains in Georgia.
What land forms are in cayenne?
land forms are like mountains and stuff. so your question dosn't even make scence.
Why do Adélie penguins live in Antarctica?
No animal lives in Antarctica. Adélie penguins -- like three other types of penguins -- breed on Antarctica's beaches, because there are no land predators there. Adélie penguins -- like all 17 types of penguins -- are sea birds and make their homes in salt water.
Do emperor penguins live in East Antarctica?
Emperor penguins are sea birds and make their homes in salt water, where they find their food chains. Emperor penguins breed on Antarctica's beaches, because there are no land predators there. You can find Emperor penguin breeding colonies on all of Antarctica's beaches -- all around the continent.
