EXPLORING ANTARCTICA

Exploring Antarctica



Q1. How big is Antarctica relative to North America?Ans: Antarctica is situated over the South Pole. If we look at its shape, it is a very rough circular shape which stretched through the long arm of Antarctic Peninsula towards South America. The two large indentations, Weddell and Ross seas and their ice shelves are present there. The adjacent land masses to Antarctica are South America, the Drake Passage Australia and South Africa. The total area of Antarctica is 14.2 million square kilometer (5.5 million square miles) in summers, it is double the size of Australia, and Antarctica is as large as ...