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Check Your Knowledge About Antarctica
Prabhakar Pillai
Antarctica has always fascinated mankind. Take this challenging quiz and find out how much you know about this extremely cold continent.
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Interesting Fact
The large and cold continent is home to the South Pole.
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For Your Information
Antarctica is the world's 5th largest continent. It is nearly twice the size of Australia.
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Did You Know
A staggering 60-90% of the planet’s fresh water is locked in Antarctica’s vast ice sheet.
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Quick Bite
Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest and windiest continent on the planet.
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Trivia
Antarctica is regarded as the premier hunting ground for meteorites in the world.
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Quick Fact
The male Emperor penguin is the sole warm-blooded animal that remains on Antarctica through the winter.
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Cool Fact
Deep Lake in Antarctica is so salty that it does not freeze, even in extremely low temperatures.
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Interesting Tidbit
The intriguing continent stays dark throughout the entire winter season.
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Intriguing Fact
The first ever person to be born here is Emile Marco Palma. He was born in January 1979.
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Fascinating Fact
No trees and shrubs exist here. Just 2 species of flowering plants grow on this barren continent.
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Amazing Fact
Believe it or not, minute quantities of Diamond dust float in the air here.
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Cool Fact
Antarctica has many volcanoes of which only two are active.
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Did You Know?
The Antarctic Peninsula is among the most rapidly warming regions on the planet.
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