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Antarctica vegetation and a very dry desert makes the

Located at the South Pole, Antarctica has no climate of Antarctica highly inhospitable. Despite
permanent population and no countries. It is this, a number of species have adapted to envi-
reserved for use as a scientific base. Antarctica is ronment. This includes seals, penguins and a
the fifth largest continent by land area and the number of plants and bacteria.
least populated continent. Antarctica is an island The only human presence in Antarctica are
and is completely surrounded by the Southern scientists who live on the island on a temporary
Ocean. basis. It is also possible to visit Antarctica as a
High winds, extremely cold temperatures, lack of tourist.

ANTARCTIC REGION
South Orkney
Is (U.K.) Sanae (SOUTH AFRICA)
Falkand Is Georg Von Neumayer Dakshin Gangotri
P a s s a g e Clarence I Prinsesse Syowa (JAPAN)
(U.K.) (GERMANY) (INDIA)
Elephant I
South
ARGENTINA Shetland Is Joinville I Coast Prins Harald Kerguelen Is
Marambio
Capitan Arturo Prat (ARGENTINA) Mizuho (JAPAN) Cape Borley
(CHILE) Primavera Halley Bay
CHILE Graham Land (ARGENTINA) (U.K.) Kemp Stefansson Bay
Palmer (U.S.A.) A N T A R C T I C Belgrano II Land
P E N I N S U L A
Faraday (U.K.) San Martin (ARGENTINA) Mac-Robertson Mawson (AUSTRALIA)
Biscoe Is (ARGENTINA) P a l m e r Vahsel Bay Land
Adelaide I 4190 L a n d Belgrano III
Rothera (U.K.) Mt. Jackson (ARGENTINA) Mt.Menzies Cape Darnely
Berkner
Alexander I Ronne 975 3355 Amery
Ice Shelf Ice Shelf Pryaz Bay
Charcot I AMERICAN Zhongshan (CHINA)
Cape Byrd Pensacola
Mts. 3657 HIGHLAND Davis (AUSTRALIA)
SEA Siple (U.S.A.) Vinson Massif E A S T West
P A C I F I C 5140 A N T A R C T I C A Ice Shelf
Thiel South
Abbot Mts. Amundsen-Scott Wilhelm II Coast
O C E A N Ice Shelf W E S T Pole (U.S.A.) Drygalski I
Thurston I Horlick Mts. Queen Queen DAVIS SEA
A N T A R C T I C A Moud Mts. Mary Land Masson I
Cape Flying Fish Queen Vostok (RUSSIA) Mill I
Altitudes in meters Alexandra Ra. Bowman I
6000 Mt.Markham
4000 4181 4349
3000 Mt. Sidley Ross
Shackleton Inlet M
2000 Ice Shelf Budd Casey (AUSTRALIA)
1000 Roosevelt I t Coast Cape Poinsett
500 Cape Dart s Sabrina
200 Bay of Whales . Coast
Cape Colbeck Victoria
0 Banzare
Coast
Mt.Lavick Land Porpoise Bay
R O S S 2774
200 Clarie
S E A Coast
2000 Mt.Sabine George V Dumont d' Urville (FRANCE)
Depr. 3719 Land
4000 Cape Adare + South
Magnetic
Pole
Oates Land Commonwealth Bay
m
Europe Black Sea penetrate deep into the landmass. This
Europe is the second smallest continent. It is helped Europe in international trade and to be
separated from Asia by the Urals, the Caspian the foremost among sea – faring nations of the
Sea and the Caucasus mountains. Europe and world. The European landscape has undergone
Asia together are known as Eurasia. On three great glacial erosion and it is dominated by
sides – the north, west and south – it is bounded numerous lakes. Much of Europe is made of
by the sea. So, Europe can also be described as fertile sedimentary plain. In most countries,
the Peninsula of Asia. Europe is the world’s population growth is negligible and in the east-
longest indented sea coast. An indented sea most countries including Russia have negative
coast is one where the sea penetrates deep into growth rate.
the land. The Baltic, the Mediterranean and the
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