Antarctica: True Facts about Antarctica

Antarctica is the southernmost land mass and place of the South Pole. It is an almost unoccupied and ice-covered land mass. It is known in the Lemaire Channel and Paradise Harbor, striking, and a former British investigation station turned exhibition hall. Most cruises to the landmass visit the Antarctic Peninsula, which rigidities toward South America. Find more true and interesting Antarctica Facts in this list of facts.

1. There is about 14.2 million sq. km total surface area of the Antarctica
2. Antarctica is also known as the White Continent.
3. There has no time zone in Antarctica.
4. The highest temperature in Antarctica was  2°F.
5. Some areas of this country have no snow and rain from last 2 million years.
6. There are 1150 types of fungi found in Antarctica.
7. There is a lake in Antarctica namely  “The Taylor Glacier” which runs red blood.
8. More than 300 lakes under the Antarctica Ice sheet.
9. Husky dogs are banded in Antarctica.
10. The first child born in Antarctica was Emilio Palma.
11. In McMurdo Station, Wells Fargo bank provided the only ATM in Antarctica.
12. The first women who set foot in 1935 are Catherine Mikkelsen.
13. Antarctica is completely dark. during the winter season
14. Seven Christian churches have in Antarctica.
15. In Antarctica, enormous types of Penguins are found.
16. The deepest temperature recorded is -89⁰C in Vostok station.
17. Antarctica has the highest average altitude of any landmass on earth.
18. Antartica is neighbours on all sides of the Southern Ocean.
19. Antarctica is a very large land mass. It is bigger than the European Landmass and two times over the size of Australia.
20. This landmass of Antarctica is the driest and coldest as compared to any other country.
21. Antarctica does not have any ant type.
22. Antarctica’s winter temperature can drop below –73°C.
23. Antarctica is too cold for persons to live there for a long time.
24. Antarctica has no trees or shrubberies. Only moss and algae plants that can live in this place.
25. NASA uses satellites to study Antarctica.
26. Antarctica is the windiest land mass. Winds in some spaces of the land mass can influence 200 mph on average.
27. Antarctica is the fifth largest land mass.
28. Once was Antartica as warm as modern¬-day California
29. The Antarctic Ice Sheet is the major single figure of ice on Earth.
30. Antarctica has an area of about 5.4 million square miles.
31. There are no land mammals found in Antarctica.
32. The total area of Antartica is 14 million square kilometres and nearly 98% is covered with ice sheets.
33. When Antarctic ice sheets meltdown, 60 to 65 meters of increase in the sea points will be seen crossways the world.
34.  There is a lake in Antarctica,  it cannot freeze even in negative temperatures.
35. Antartica is the only one country in the world that has not a football team.
36. Antarctica international dialing code is 00672.
37. Even though Antarctica doesn’t have any permanent residents, it still hosts to two major marathons
38. In Antartica, 90% of all the Meteorites are found.
39. In Antartica, there are no polar bears.