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Size: 5.5 million square miles (14M sq. km). Fifth largest continent in the world. As large as the US and Mexico combined.
Government: Antarctica has been administered by the Antarctic Treaty since 1961. No country has any definitive sovereignty over any part of it, in spite of claims.
Highest Point: Vinson Massif 16,062' (4897m)
Precipitation: Antarctica receives less than 5 cm of precipitation a year, which is similar to the amount the driest part of the Sahara Desert receives.
Visitors:
Summer - 20,000 visitors and station workers.
Winter - 1,200 “winter over” station workers.
Temperature: Record low of -128°F (-89.6° C).
Health Risks: Hypothermia, frostbite, snow-blindness, dehydration, sunburn.
Government: Antarctica has been administered by the Antarctic Treaty since 1961. No country has any definitive sovereignty over any part of it, in spite of claims.
Highest Point: Vinson Massif 16,062' (4897m)
Precipitation: Antarctica receives less than 5 cm of precipitation a year, which is similar to the amount the driest part of the Sahara Desert receives.
Visitors:
Summer - 20,000 visitors and station workers.
Winter - 1,200 “winter over” station workers.
Temperature: Record low of -128°F (-89.6° C).
Health Risks: Hypothermia, frostbite, snow-blindness, dehydration, sunburn.