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If Antarctica’s ice sheets melted, the world’s oceans would rise by 60 to 65 meters everywhere.
· An ice sheet covers all but 2.4 percent of Antarctica’s square kilometers.
· A little more than 40 different species of birds spend the summer in Antarctica.
· 90% of the worlds ice are in Antarctica.
· The Earth’s southern most point, the South Pole , is near the center of Antarctica on a high plateau.
· Antarctica has volcanoes that are completely covered in ice.
· Antarctica’s ice can move more than two and a half miles a year.
· Different kinds of whales migrate to Antarctica and feed on krill.
· Penguins are the most common animals living on Antarctica.
· Winter in Antarctica last from May to September.
· The world’s Lowest Temperature was –128.6 °F
Bindschadler, Robert. "Antarctica."
World Book Student.
World Book, 2013. Web. 6 May 2013.