Antarctica, a continent located in the southern part of the Earth does have many mysteries that make scientists interested in researching it.i was very interested in this one continent because it certainly has many secrets, it has many surprising secrets of the Antarctic Continent and make people curious about the continent that does not have this native populationAntarctica is the 5th Largest Continent
Antarctica is the fifth largest continent with an area of 14 million km2 after Continental Eurasia (Europe-Asia), Africa, North America and South America, by comparison, the Antarctic Continent has twice the continent of Australia. The entire Antarctic plateau is 98% covered with ice which on average has a thickness of 19 Km.
The difference with the North Pole is, the North Pole is a sea that frozen, while the South Pole Antarctic is a plain covered with ice.
Not Included Into Any Country Region
Antarctica is the only area not included in any State, in 1959 an Antarctic Treaty (Agreement) was signed by 12 States, where the Continent was a site of anti-military activity and only used for peace research.
In this International agreement Antarctica is categorized as an area belonging to latitude 60 ° S. Until now there are 49 countries that signed the agreement, although there are still some countries that seek to claim ownership of the region on the Antarctic Continent.
Lowest Temperature Reached -89.2 ° Celsius
Antarctica has the lowest moisture, the lowest temperature in the Earth's surface, the barrenest, windswept continent and the region with the highest average elevation among the other Continents.
The average temperatures in the Antarctic field are at -50 ° C, while the hottest temperatures ever recorded are 15 ° C on January 5, 1974. While the lowest temperatures ever recorded were up to -89 ° C recorded in 21 Jui 1983 at the Station Vostok belongs to Russia.
McMurdo Dry Valleys, The Dryest Place On Planet Earth
The existing rocks in this area are new granite and gneiss stones, the species that live here are endolitic bacteria that photosynthesized in moist and protected from dry air.
a Baby was Born on the Antarctic Continent In 1977
In 1977, Argentina deliberately sent a pregnant woman who would give birth to the Antarctic Continent and give birth there, an attempt to claim the ownership of the Antarctic Continent. The born child was also crowned as the first human born in Antarctica.
The First Man Who Landing On The Antarctic Continent
It remains unclear who first landed his feet on the Antarctic Continent, but historically and generally recognized, a Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the first man to land at the South Pole on December 14, 1911.
But in ancient history, a Turkish explorer, Admiral Piri Reis, was allegedly the first man to land in Antarctica in 1513, based on a Piri Reis-made map containing the Southern Continent that allegedly was an Antarctic coast.
