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Antarctica climate [|www.wikipeadia.com] The continent of Antarctica is on the southernmost side of the world. It is in the arctic region of the southern hemisphere. Almost directly south of the Arctic Circle and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. It is the fifth largest in area at 14.0 million km2 after Africa, South America, Asia, and North America. Most of all Antarctica is 98% ice that averages in thickness at 1.6 kilometers. On average is the driest, coldest, and windiest continent, with the highest elevation of all continents (it is considered a desert) with precipitation of 200mm, closer inland. Animals

There are many exotic animals and plants that are adapted to antarctica like penguins, seals, nematodes, tardigrads, mites, and many tipes of algea, and a lot of tundra vegetation.