SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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It is the windiest place on Earth.
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It is the most populated continent.
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It has 23 countries.
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57 species of mammals live in Antarctica.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On average, Antarctica is the windiest of all the continents. Because its landscape is flat over very large distances, winds can reach speeds of up to 320 km/h. On other continents, winds only reach these speeds during storms, cyclones, hurricanes, tornados, etc.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Antarctic Ice Sheet is the single biggest mass of ice in the world and can sometimes be up to four miles thick. The continent as a whole contains about 90 percent of the planet’s freshwater ice and around 70 percent of the total fresh water on earth!
Detailed explanation-3: -Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest and windiest continent on Earth. Antarctica covers 14.2 million km² (5.5 million square miles) The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest ice store on earth. Area: 5.4 million square mile (14 million kilometres) Mass: 7.2 million cubic miles (30 million cubic metres) 29-Oct-2021