Antarctica

Antarctica, also known as Geographic Antarctica, is a continent that has been discovered. Antarctica is completely covered with snow and ice, the harshest place on earth.

Located in the southernmost region of the earth, the continent does not have a single country located on this continent. Antarctica is also known as the ancient supercontinent.
Antarctica is located at an altitude of 2800m above mean sea level, at the location of the US Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, established in 1956 and always stationed since then.
Antarctic research has been conducted for many years to explore the history of the earth, life in Antarctica, whether or not there is an ancient ecosystem, especially research on global climate change.

Because of the extremely harsh climate, there are no plants or animals that live permanently in Antarctica. Even so, pirate birds still appear there from time to time.

In 2000, it was reported that bacteria living in Antarctic ice had been discovered, although scientists thought they probably did not evolve in Antarctica.

Another so-called “Antarctica” is the Inaccessible Antarctica, the location on Antarctica that is furthest from the ocean, and thus less accessible than the Geographic South Pole. This location is approximately 878 km from the actual South Pole.

According to theories, before the earth’s ice age, Antarctica was a warm tropical region with an extremely rich ecosystem and could contain an entire civilization, based on recent discoveries. The above theories are becoming more and more true, because recent discoveries of scientists show the existence of many ancient microorganisms and fossils such as fish, and even dinosaur fossils. Since the Cretaceous period, only a warm environment has the conditions for a life like Dinosaurs…

On January 28, 1820, the Russian expedition led by Thaddeus Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discovered Antarctica. The existence of this place was only speculated before.
Mysterious discoveries.

1. In Antarctica, there was a time when only people who had their wisdom teeth removed and their appendix removed could come to work. The reality is that the above surgeries cannot be performed at stations in Antarctica. Therefore, to work here, members of the research team need to remove wisdom teeth and appendix even when they are completely healthy, in case an incident occurs that exceeds their ability to handle.
2. Antarctica is the driest place on Earth. Or rather, the dry McMurdo Valley is located here and some areas have not seen rain or snow in 2 million years.
3. Like many countries, Antarctica has its own domain name on the Internet, aq.
4. 53 million years ago, Antarctica was so warm that palm trees grew on its shores, and air temperatures were above 20 degrees Celsius.
5. In December 2013, Metallica held a concert in Antarctica, becoming the first band in the world to perform on all continents. In order not to disturb the local fauna, the concert was held under a special protective dome, and the audience listened to the music through headphones.
6. From 1960 to 1972, the first nuclear power plant in Antarctica operated at McMurdo Station, the largest US-owned research and settlement center.
7. Antarctica has its own fire station. It belongs to the McMurdo station and employs the most professional firefighters.
8. Despite harsh conditions, 1,150 species of fungi have been found in Antarctica. They are perfectly adapted to extremely low temperatures and long periods of freezing and thawing.
9. Technically, all 24 time zones are present in Antarctica, as their boundaries converge at a point at both poles.
10. There are no polar bears in Antarctica. To see them, you will have to go to the Arctic or other countries like Canada.
11. There is a bar in Antarctica. And it is located at the Ukrainian station “Akademik Vernadsky”.
12. The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth is minus 89.2 degrees Celsius, recorded in Antarctica at Russia’s Vostok station on July 21, 1983.
13. Antarctica is the 5th largest continent in the world. Its territory is 14 million square kilometers.
14. About 99% of Antarctica is covered by ice. The continent’s large ice masses are often called ice sheets.
15. The average ice thickness in Antarctica is 1.6 km. Antarctica contains about 70% of all fresh water on Earth.

16. The Transantarctic Mountains run across the entire continent and divide it into Western and Eastern parts. This mountain range is one of the longest in the world – 3,500 km long.

17. The existence of the Antarctic continent was not discovered until 1820. Before that, it was thought that this was just a group of islands.
18. On December 14, 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole and planted his country’s flag there. He also became the first person to visit both poles of the planet.
19. The result of secret negotiations on December 1, 1959 was that 12 countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, which stipulated the demilitarization of the Antarctic region and its use for their own peaceful purposes. Today, more than 50 countries are members of the Treaty.
20. On January 7, 1978, Argentine citizen Emilio Marcos Palma was the first person in history to be born in Antarctica. It is believed that this event was part of the Argentine government’s plan when they sent a pregnant woman to the Esperanza station, then claimed rights to a part of Antarctic territory.

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