Antarctica

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Antarctica is the continent that is closest to the North Pole. This continent is quite a cold place. It is covered by mountains and ice.

Antarctica is a very picturesque place. The continent?s surface is 95% under an icecap that measures one mile in thickness. It is the fifth largest continent. It is a very dry and cold continent. Antarctica is the least explored of all of the continents primarily because it is covered in ice.

It is quite beautiful and is used for scientific purposes.

Map of Antarctica
Features a printable map of Antarctica and an introduction to Antarctic travel and tourism. Antarctica is the coldest continent, covered by a permanent ice cap which, in some places, is over 10,000 feet thick.

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