Antarctica – The Last Unknown Continent

Are you planning to visit Antarctica? Antarctica – The Last Unknown Continent

The Antarctic ice sheet is one of the two water-based polar ice caps on the Earth. It covers about 98% of the Antarctic region the biggest single mass of ice on Earth.

Approximately sixty-one percent of all clean water on the Earth is held in the Antarctic ice sheet, The average temperature across Antarctica during winter is -34.4°C. Even in summer, Antarctica is still really cold, with temperatures rarely above freezing (0°C), except at the coasts and extremities.

At present, scientists and staff from 30 countries live on about 70 bases, with an approximate population of 4,000 in summer and 1,000 in winter. All the information in this article is based on scientific research and facts given to them.

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Antarctica is considered similar to the Sahara Desert that is so because there is barely any rainfall in either place. In Antarctica, annual precipitation is on the order of less than 10 cm, which compares Antarctica’s bitter cold to dry ice. Being the coldest, windiest, and most remote continent on Earth, Antarctica is regarded as a desert because of its annual average temperature of – 40 degrees Celsius. In the interior, precipitation may be less than 51 mm. It’s covered by a permanent ice sheet that contains 90% of the Earth’s freshwater

Antarctica expands in size

Yes, it is true, Antarctica is directly impacted by cold weather and extreme winds. The ice mass in winter expands an area of about 6.9 million square miles. The ice land shrinks back when the summer season arrives.

Singing Ice

It is one of the biggest mysteries of this island singing ice.

Researchers had installed seismic sensors beneath its surface to track the vibrations on the ice shelf. After the study of two-year data, they noticed that winds whipping across the massive snow dunes caused vibrations, like a colossal drum. The pitch of sound changed when the weather conditions changed. Scientists believe it is a great way to monitor the changes in polar ice due to global warming.

Blood Falls in Antarctica

In the Taylor Valley of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Victoria Land, East Antarctica, there is a saltwater outflow known as Blood Falls that flows from the tongue of Taylor Glacier onto the ice-covered bottom of West Lake Bonney. Scientists often refer to this water as a “liquid time capsule.” After being sealed in the glacier with no sunlight or oxygen at high pressure for so long, the brine salt water contact with the open air turns blood red. The high concentration of iron in the water creates this iconic, otherworldly display.

Who owns this largest continent on the earth?

Technically nobody governs the area so who is banning us to Antarctica well it is an Antarctica treaty that abandons us to go to Antarctica. Antarctica is a restricted landmass and also prohibits aerospace on earth. Since no country has the right to claim Antarctica as its territory, no visa is needed to travel there. If you are a citizen of any signatory country that is under the Antarctic Treaty, you do need to ask for permission to get travel to Antarctica. Related documents can be done through Travel agents.

Antarctica is a major tourist attraction because you get to explore penguin field regions, blue whales, and scuba diving in the ocean.

Do you guys know about the annual two big marathons held in Antarctica each year?

The event is held every year in late February or early March. The 42.195-kilometer (26 mi 385 yds) race is held on King George Island, one of the largest Antarctic Islands just off the Antarctic Peninsula. Same time there is also a half-marathon held on Island. Approx Sixty-two people from 18 countries participated in the 2021 Antarctic Ice Marathon. The runners have to face extreme conditions and run on solid ice to win the race.

My Final Notes

As we explore more we discover many more exciting things and perhaps more fantastic creatures yet unseen by human eyes. Antarctica is most mysterious and has intolerable living conditions, a continent of extremes, and natural wonders. inhospitable to permanent human settlement, this is the main reason we know little about the largest continent of the earth.

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