Antarctica Fun Facts

ANTARCTICA IS THE COLDEST SIX SPECIES OF PENGUIN CAN BE FOUND ON ANTARCTICA, THE LARGEST BEING THE EMPEROR PENGUIN CONTINENT ON EARTH THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS 17°c COLDER THEY MIGRATE TO ANTARCTICA DURING BREEDING SEASON THAN THE ARCTIC the lowest temperature recorded here was - -899 POLAR BEARS THE ONLY TERRESTRIAL SPECIES LIVING ON THE CONTINENT IS A MIDGE CALLED BELGICA ANTARCTICA IT MEASURES LESS THAN HALF AN INCH LONG. ARE RESIDENTS OF THE ARCTIC, NOT ANTARCTICA. Cit's also the region's only insect.) LEOPARD SEALS HUNT PENGUINS, FISH, AS WELL AS SQUID AND KRILL. PENGUINS ARE NOT ON THEIR MENU. IF ANTARCTICA’S ICE SHEET MELTS... due to having no predators in Antarctica, they show no fear toward humans, THE LEVEL OF THE WORLD'S OCEANS RISE BY 200FT AROUND 90% ANTARCTICA IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SEGMENTS, EAST AND WEST. OF THE WORLD'S ICE 70% OF EARTH'S FRESH WATER LAY SOLELY ON ANTARCTICA. THE SEGMENTS ARE DIVIDED BY A MOUNTAIN RANGE. Powered by Sources: coolantarctica.com nhm.ac.uk g adventures the great adventure people