Antarctica
Antarctica is located at the bottom of the Earth. The Antarctic circle marks the boundary at 66 1/2 degrees south. Sunlight here is either slanted or nonexistent so it is very cold here. Antarctica is surrounded by three different oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, and the Indian oceans.
- Antarctica has a treaty summary in which it is governed by
- Antarctica is administered through annual meetings called Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings
- Antarctica's economic activity is limited to fishing, and tourism
- There are no indigenous inhabitants here but there are permanent and summer only staff members.
- Its highest point is Vinson Massif which is 4,897 meters tall
- Its lowest point is the Bentley Subglacial trench which is -2,540 meters
- Natural resources include: iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum, krill, finfish, and crab
- The antarctic treaty prohibits any measure of a military nature but does allow the use of military people or equipment for scientific reasons
- Antarctica has about 70% of the Earth's fresh water located there
- Antarctica is almost entirely desert, it is also the driest continent.