Description about Map :-Antarctica is the Earth's southernmost continent, surroundingthe South Pole. Situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere Antarctica is the coldest and driest desert in the world. The Map of Antarctica shows the various snow-covered regions of the continent and the various regions such as Queen Maud Land, Mac Robertson Land, Marrie Byrd Land, and Wilkes Land. The map also shows the various research stations of the different countries in Antarctica - Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Byrd Station, McMurdo Station, Palmer Station, Anvers Island, Siple Station Permanent (US), Vernadsky Research Base, Halley Research Station, Rothera Research Station, Signy Research Station (UK), Bellingshausen Station, Leningradskaya Station (Russia), Maitri Station (India), Neumayer-Station III (Germany), Zhongshan (Sun Yat-Sen) Station (PRC) and many others.
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Last Updated On : January 23, 2013
Lat Long Coordinates:90.00 S, 0.00 E
Area:14 million sq km (5th largest continent)
Population81,799
Ice Covered Area:13.72 million sq km
Ice-free land:280,000 sq km (<1%)
Deepest Ice Core Drilled:950, 000 years old at its bottom
Coastline:17,968 km
Lowest Point:Bentley Subglacial Trench -2,540 m
Highest Point:Vinson Massif 4,897 m
Lowest recorded temperature:89.6l°C (Vostok station)
Estimated visitors:46,091 (Est 2007-08)
Highest elevation:4900m (Vinson Massif)
GDP (PPP):$1.12346
Internet code:.aq
