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This is an appendix to: Antarctica 2.0 - 11


Antarctica Summary:

Zone count: 108

Zones with ...
... 1) a grounding line (Pw), and
... 2) in situ data: 41

Antarctica average CT: -0.396065 (deg C)

Antarctica average SA: 33.3959 (g/kg)

Anatarctica average P: 758.225 (dbar)

Combined Zone Pw: 46,387 (km)

Years with in situ data: 1,243

Antarctica Pf: 175.924 m3 hr (1,542,152.13 m3 yr)
Antarctica SLE @1m Ph: 4.26196 mm yr


From Wikipedia


Antarctica
This map uses an orthographic projection, near-polar aspect. The South Pole is near the center, where longitudinal lines converge.
Area14,200,000 km²[1] 5,500,000 sq mi
Population1,000 to 5,000 (seasonal)
Population density<0.01 per km²
<0.01 per sq mi
DemonymAntarctic
Internet TLD.aq
Largest cities
UN M49 code010 – Antarctica
001World

Antarctica (/ænˈtɑːrktɪkə/ or /æntˈɑːrtɪkə/ (About this soundlisten))[note 1] is Earth's southernmost continent. It contains the geographic South Pole and is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14,200,000 square kilometres (5,500,000 square miles), it is the fifth-largest continent and nearly twice the size of Australia. At 0.00008 people per square kilometre, it is by far the least densely populated continent. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages 1.9 km (1.2 mi; 6,200 ft) in thickness,[5] which extends to all but the northernmost reaches of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents.[6] Most of Antarctica is a polar desert, with annual precipitation of 200 mm (7.9 in) along the coast and far less inland; there has been no rain there for almost 2 million years, yet 80% of the world freshwater reserves are stored there, enough to raise global sea levels by about 60 metres (200 ft) if all of it were to melt.[7] The temperature in Antarctica has reached −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) (or even −94.7 °C (−135.8 °F) as measured from space[8]), though the average for the third quarter (the coldest part of the year) is −63 °C (−81 °F). Organisms native to Antarctica include many types of algae, bacteria, fungi, plants, protista, and certain animals, such as mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Vegetation, where it occurs, is tundra.

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