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FAQ What is the size of the Antarctic continent? Who owns Antarctica? Do polar bears eat penguins? What is the coldest region in the world? |
10 per cent of the Earth's land surface, 14 million square km (5.4 square miles) No one owns Antarctica. Several countries have made territorial claims in the region, some of which overlap, these include; Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK. These claims however are not recognized by many of the other nations of the world. No, polar bears only live in the Arctic, penguins only live in the Antarctic. The icy plateau of East Antarctica regularly records temperatures below -80° |
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