Antarctica

Your answer depends on what is being measured. Scientists and those who work there temporarily in support of science have access to the latest technologies that can operate in this extreme environment.

During the winter, the Southern Ocean freezes over around the coast of Antarctica, which it surrounds.

Ninety-eight percent of the continent is covered with an ice sheet. In winter, these two merge, essentially doubling the size of the continent with this expansion.

Vertically, the increase in the depth of ice on the ice sheet varies, depending on where you are on the continent. The depth increases through the addition of ice, not through its expansion.

There has never been any mining in Antarctica.

The Madrid Protocol, which bans mining in Antarctica, is part of the Antarctic Treaty; it was signed in 1991 by the parties that signed the Antarctic Treaty. It is due for review in 2041.

At the South Pole, it is desert, with almost no precipitation. The sun rises and sets once each year, meaning sun 24/7 for six months and no sun 24/7 for six months. It's windy enough to add about eight inches per year to the ice sheet. The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research station there is supported by the United States.

Another inland station, Vostok, the coldest temperature on earth was recorded in the 1980s. Vostok is supported by the Russian government.

According to Wikipedia:

"The northernmost extremity of the Antarctic mainland (without nearshore islands) is Prime Head, at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula at 63°12′48″S 57°18′08″W. "

Directly then, every latitude line between 63° and 90° South Latitude is covered by the Antarctic continent.

There is no government in Antarctica because the continent does not belong to any country.

Several countries claim territorial rights to portions of Antarctica, but any scientists who go to these territories are governed by their own home countries, and come under those laws, as well as the international laws that protect the Antarctic.

The only land animal that exists on Antarctica is the tiny wingless midge. It is about 12mm long (1.2cm) and it looks a bit like a fly.

It is too cold for anything else to live on Antarctica permanently. The birds and other marine animals that come to the Antarctic continent do not spend their whole life here.

Although there are not many animals on land, there are however plenty in the sea.

The animals in the sea have adaptations that make them strong enough to withstand the extremely cold temperatures of the Antarctic region.

The penguin is the only bird that lives permanently in the Antarctic region. It is also flightless.There are four species of penguins which live at Antarctica: Adelie, Emperor, Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins.

There are no tourist accommodations on the continent.

Temporary workers sleep in dorms or tents, eat in cafeterias and work in work centers.

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It takes 30 hours to get to Australia, and Antarctica is slightly further away, so I would estimate the figure to be around 40 hours.

Ice slabs are often covered with gunny bags to insulate them and slow down the melting process. The gunny bags help retain the cold by providing a barrier against warmer air and sunlight. Additionally, they can absorb moisture, reducing the risk of melting caused by condensation. This practice is especially common in warmer climates or during transportation to keep the ice intact for longer periods.

Every country on earth is due north of Antarctica.

The land to which the Ross Ice Shelf is attached on three sides is the Antarctic continent.

You could not make snowballs from ice of any kind ... or not good snowballs anyway.

The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude. The North Pole is at 90 degrees N latitude. All lines of longitude converge at both poles.

The Prime Meridian and the International Date Line also meet at the poles.

Yes.

The coldest temperature recorded on earth was recorded in Antarctica, at Vostok Station, which lies farthest from any ocean.

The crash occurred on 28 November 1979. It killed 237 passengers and 20 crew, and became known as the Mount Erebus disaster.

None.

Antarctica is the southern-most continent on earth.

Antarctica is a continent -- 98% of which is covered by an ice sheet. Continents are composed of 'rock'. As to why -- this is a mystery best answered the same way it wold be answered for all continents on earth.

The concept of cities in Antarctica is different than the concept elsewhere in the world.

For one thing, each Antarctican city has its own unique design. It is hard to imagine someone strolling through a city in Antarctica and not immediately knowing which of the cities they are in, based solely on the architecture.

For another, there are no streets in Antarctican cities. People get from one area to another either by walking along the boulevards and forest paths, or calling upon their flyer to drop them off at their next destination.

Because the people of Antarctica handle much of their own needs through home-based technology, most of the buildings in Antarctican cities are devoted to the arts and sciences, private residences, and a generous representation of restaurants, rather than commerce (office buildings, as that term is understood elsewhere in the world, make up less than ten percent of city structures). Antarctican cities also contain an unusually large amount of space set aside for parks and natural habitats. No matter where you are in an Antarctican city, you are never more than a five minute walk from a small forest, or a ten minute walk from a waterfall.

In addition to the hundreds of small cities, townships and villages within the continent, there are seven major metropolises. The scope of this article is limited to a brief description of each of those seven. Anyone curious to know greater details about these seven, or information on Antarctica's hundreds of charming smaller municipalities, is urged to contact the nearest Antarctican embassy. (Please see Tourism for a complete list of embassies and their locations).

All visitors to Antarctica arrive first in the oceanside city of Delphia, located on Antarctica's southern shore. The city is famous for its magnificent blue and green bays, which stretch all the way within the city itself. Nearly all structures in Delphia are built of gray granite, so that after a fresh rain the city glistens like a seal. Hot air ballooning is a popular pastime, and in fact there are some families and individuals whose homes are kept aloft by balloons year-round. In addition to its extensive collection of libraries, Delphia is also known for its restaurants, such as the Irunijef, which stretches across seven city blocks, serving hundreds of different seafood dishes.

Dell, on the eastern shore of the continent, is built around its miles of white beaches. Because many of the beaches extend into the city itself, it is not unusual, strolling the boulevards to get from one building to the next, to spot whales surfacing, and dolphins leaping, in the adjacent coves. In addition to its reputation for some of the finest museums in Antarctica, Dell is also known for its extensive space exploration complex, which has been in operation since the mid-eighteen hundreds.

One of the most unusual cities in Antarctica is Faz, a massive underground city in northern Antarctica. Faz consists entirely of underground caverns, some eighty stories high, carved by water over millions of years. The caverns themselves are comprised of a highly reflective form of rose quartz, so that the entire city can be illuminated by a single candle placed near the entrance (but away from drafts). At seven o'clock each evening, the candle's light is puffed out. Faz is best known for its research facilities, and the awe-inspiring Heart of Waterfalls located in the center of the underground city, where one hundred and thirty-six different waterfalls of various heights (some as tall as a skyscraper) tumble ceaselessly down into a blue pool fifty miles in diameter. Visitors also usually take time to explore the extensive moss forest tucked into the eastern corner of the city.

The oldest city in Antarctica, and also the seat of the "government" of Antarctica, such as it is, is the city of Urdz, located on the northern shore. Urdz is home to the Great Hall, the most ancient man-built structure in Antarctica, dating back 40,000 years. The buildings in the city are comprised entirely of red quartz and blue glaciers. Urdz is the largest producer of roses in the nation, with over 10,000 varieties, including 100 different species of pure blues.

At least once in each Antarctican's lifetime, a pilgrimage is made to Mimosa, on the western shore of Antarctica, site of the continent's only battle, in 1403 B.C., to repel foreign invaders. Mimosa is home to the world's largest sculpture, consisting of 620,000 intricately-carved life-sized statues which fill the bay, shoreline and hills. The city also offers an excellent example of a Fes, the circular area of common buildings often found in early Antarctican towns.

Suh, located halfway up the western peninsula of the continent, is composed entirely of huge statues in which its citizens live and work. The tallest of these, a tribute to Hal Felix, who conceived the notion of the Five Concepts, is eighteen stories high. The city is famous for its noodles, its huge population of elfs, a cat-like creature native to Antarctica, and its botanical research.

Squirbranchrel, in the northern forest, is the oldest and largest example of the original Antarctican communities, when the natives lived in trees (Antarcticans did not go through a cave-dwelling phase). Fifty miles wide, and thirty miles deep, the city is built entirely in the treetops of the region, its buildings connected to one another through an elaborate series of multi-level wooden bridges. Squirbranchrel boasts the continent's tallest skyscraper, measured from base to wooden observation deck, as well as the world's largest aquarium (twelve miles wide, eight miles deep, three miles high).

James Clark Ross in the Erebus and Terror, left England on their Antarctic voyage on the 5th of October, 1839. Ross and the Erebus landed in Hobart on August 16, 1840. On the 12th of November, 1840, Erebus and Terror left Hobart for the Antarctic. On January 22 Ross calculated that they had reached a higher latitude than James Weddell had in 1823 at 79 degrees 10 minutes South latitude.