Antarctica

Some call the interior of Antarctica the Polar Plateau. It is also the driest area of the continent -- humidity less than five percent, and is thus a desert.

The waters of the Southern Ocean freeze around the Antarctic shores during the extreme cold and sunless winter. As opposed to the permanent ice, glaciers, and ice shelves, this sea ice extends for miles into the ocean, covering an ocean area about twice the size of the Antarctic continent (14 million km2). This ice melts again during the summer.

The continent itself does not change in size, but the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent merges with the frozen sea ice, essentially doubling the size of the ice sheet.

No, there are not any polar bears on Mount Everest but you might find other types of bear in the forest around the villages.

Yes, both squid and octopus are Antarctic sea invertebrates. British exploratory fishing is currently underway for the commercially exploitable squid which live in Antarctic waters. The Colossal Squid provides a food source for Antarctic whales.

In the middle of the continent, which is also above 10,000 ft. due to the thickness of the ice, mostly, it routinely dips below -100 Fahrenheit during the winter. The official lowest temperature is -128.6 at Russia's Vostok station.

There are no countries on Antarctica and no permanent population. The closest thing Antarctica has to an industry is scientific research.

Anterctica is a very cold place with harsh weather conditions. People have explored there and killed animals, though there is no census ( population) or permanent settlement there.

There's really no reason for any nation state to make any kind of claim to Antarctic Territory.

In addition, the Antarctic Treaty forbids additional claims, while holding existing claims in abeyance. The treaty preserves all land south of 60 degrees S for science, so any existing or future claim would have no other value.

There are no attractions in Antarctica, if by attractions, you mean Disneyland-like attractions.

However, there is plenty to see there. It's a forbidding and cold landscape with no vegetation. Animals come to the Antarctic continent to breed; there are no land animals that live there.

Some say it is the most beautiful place on earth.

Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest, darkest and windiest continent on earth.

Antarctica means "opposite of north". Antarctica is on the opposite end of the globe from the Arctic, which is north. That makes Antarctica be in the south. Therefore, Antarctica is "opposite of north".

There are many reasons to why we should not develop Antarctica. First, the oil and fishing has had problems over the past few years resulting in significant environmental damage.

Although there may be many useful resources like coal, hydrocarbons, iron ore, platinum, copper, gold and other minerals to be found, development is not permitted under the Antarctic Treaty.

In 1998, an agreement was reached to add a 50 year ban on mining until the year 2048.

Antarctica came into being in the early stages of the Earth's history, many hundreds millions of years ago. Nobody specifically 'made' it.

There is an Antarctic Desert. Almost the entire continent of Antarctica is considered desert. Some clain that the Arctic is also a desert. However, much of the Arctic is either open sea or sea ice and not land. Those areas on land are mostly tundra which is a different biome from a desert.

Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet and experiences several months of no sunrise, making it the most extreme cold weather on earth. Nothing grows there and there is no food chain.

Settlements would be impractical since everything would be imported and no government has stepped up to 'settle' Antarctica.

there is darkness in antarctica, every June were it is antarcticas winter the moves south and the sun rays shine down on the earth missing the antarctica but hitting the artic. The Darkness usally lasts as long as our summer its temperature gets as low as -70'C giving you frost bite instantly!
Everywhere south of the Antarctic Circle, the earth experiences at least one 24-hour period without a sunrise. At the South Pole, this period is six months. Everywhere on the Antarctic continent experiences some number of 24-hour periods without a sunrise: your answer depends on where you are on the continent.

The temperature can be in Antarctica as low as -70 degrees Celsius (-94 degrees Fahrenheit).

The annual average temperature is -50°C (-58°F). Winter temperatures drop quickly, then level out. Summer is short, from mid-December to mid-January, however, temperatures can reach a balmy -30°C (-22°F).

No it is not when the northern hemisphere is in winter months.

In the winter months of December the suns rays falls on the southern hemisphere for brighter and warmer days in the Continent.It is in the months of June-july when the suns rays are in the northern hemisphere that the Antarica will have darkness.

Animals that die on the Antarctic continent are generally baby animals that become prey to other breeding animals, that need food for their own babies.

For example, an adult, breeding Skua will take a baby Penguin to feed the Skua chicks.

There is no recreational or commercial hunting on Antarctica, because no animals live there. All animals on the continent are sea mammals and sea birds the visit Antarctica's beaches to breed.

the marine birds feed on krill almost known as shrimp

Antarctica is owned in sections by various countries, being the UK, New Zealand, France, Norway [owns two territories], Australia, Chile, and Argentina.

Nazi Germany also owns a slice of Antarctica, although only Germany recognises this territory [funnily enough]

If by natural resources, you include data, then the answer you want is this: scientists study the health of planet earth based on data collected on the continent.

Otherwise, there are no extractive industries allowed to establish ventures anywhere on earth south of 60 degrees S.

The Trans-Antarctics form one of the longest mountain ranges on earth -- about 3,500 miles. The temperature, needless to say, is below freezing. How far below freezing is variable, depending on where you are and the season.

With no sun, the temperatures could be coldest during those months.

Of the 17 species of penguins, there are only fourspecies which live at Antarctica: Adelie, Emperor, Chinstrapand Gentoo penguins. The Antarctic is not their only range.

There are no countries on the Antarctic continent.