Antarctica - Wikipedia Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1 9 km (1 2 mi) Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and has the highest average elevation It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over 200 mm (8 in) along the coast and far less inland
Antarctica’s collapse may already be unstoppable, scientists warn Antarctica faces the possibility of sudden and potentially irreversible changes to its ice, oceans, and ecosystems Scientists warn that without a sharp global reduction in carbon emissions, these
Frequently Asked Questions About Antarctica - NASA NASA uses satellites to study the ice on Antarctica and how the continent is changing Scientists want to know how changes in Earth’s climate are affecting Antarctica’s ice sheets
Antarctica - National Geographic Society Antarctica is the only continent with no permanent human habitation There are, however, permanent human settlements, where scientists and support staff live for part of the year on a rotating basis
Antarctica: Five facts about the icy continent - BBC Bitesize Antarctica was first sighted by humans just 200 years ago Conditions are so ferocious that no human lives there permanently; instead, scientists go for few months at a time, living in specialist