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Antarctica
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Size:
13,209,000 sq km, 5,100,021 sq miles
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Percent of Earth's Land: 8.9%

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Details
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arrow Status This continent, almost completely covered with ice, has active territorial claims submitted by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom. (Many of these claims are not recognized by some countries and remain in a constant disputed status)
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arrow Capital City none
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arrow Climate Windy and extremely cold
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arrow Official Language none
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arrow Official Currency none
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arrow Population Officially none, but governmental research stations are populated with small groups of scientists throughout the year.
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arrow Land Area 13,900,000 sq km (5,366,790 sq miles)
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Maps
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arrow Antarctica/Polar Regions provided by the Univ. of Texas, here
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arrow Antarctica Continent Outline Map, (black and white) printable image, useful for parents, teachers and students here!


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