Coldest place on earth where a high ridge in Antarctica has recorded temperatures below -133F/-93C
Antarctica is the largest desert in the world
The average thickness of the ice is approximately 1.6 Km
Winds in some places can reach 320Km/h
90% of all meteorites ever found have come from Antarctica
The largest ice berg ever measured is bigger than Jamaica estimated at; 11,000 square/Km; it broke away in the year 2000
There is treaty signed by 38 countries that prohibits military/mineral/nuclear or waste disposal activities
There is over 300 lakes beneath Antarctica that are kept from freezing by the warmth of the earth’s core
Husky dogs have been banned from Antarctica since 1994
You cannot work in Antarctica unless your wisdom teeth and appendix are removed
Antarctica is the only continent without a time zone
The ice sheet of Antarctica has been in existence for at least 40 million years
Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, highest and driest continent on earth
90% of the world’s fresh water is in Antarctica
Some parts of Antarctica have had no rain or snow for the last 2 million years
Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles
There are no polar bears in Antarctica
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is twice the size of Europe
