Population: 0 (except for scientists who live there temporarily). There are no native humans, and barely any human life. However there are some animals that have adapted to living there, in the frigid waters and ice, such as penguins, seals and plant life, such as moss and lichens
Climate:
Climate is extremely COLD!
Snowfall is about 2 inches in the middle and 20-40 inches on the coastlines
Wind speed record is 200 mph
The coldest temperature is -126~Fahrenheit
The warmest temperature is 59 Fahrenheit along the Antarctic Peninsula
Monthly mean temperature ranges from -18"-F to 27"-F.
Terrain
*Sometimes massive ice shelves will break of glaciers and float away.
*Antarctica has the lowest mean elevation
*Only two percent of Antarctica is ice free.
It is the fifth largest continent, with people making many expeditions there to do research and discoveries. People who hunt whales for blubber tend to venture down there, as many whales go down to feed on krill.
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