ANTARCTICA

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The name Antarctica is a romanized version of the Greek compound word ntarktik (A), meaning "Opposite of the Arctic".

Few Facts
Antarctica is a frozen land area around the South Pole. It is also called Frozen Continent . Antarctica is the highest, driest, windiest, emptiest, coldest place on earth. Antarctica contains 75% of the ice in the world . It is estimated that ice is 4 km thick. It looks all white, that is why it is also known as White Continent . Antarctica also contains about 70% of the worlds fresh water Antarctica is the windiest continent on earth. . The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot here. . The coldest natural temperature ever recorded in the world was in Antarctica. It was as low as 89.2C (129F) .

Home of Polar Bears

A polar bear's fur is not white. Each hair is clear hollow tube. Polar bears look white because each hollow hair reflects the light. On sunny days, it traps the sun's infrared heat and keeps the bear warm at 98 degrees F (when they're resting).