2.  Antarctica is 8374.87km south of Australia.  The lowest temperature ever recorded was at Vostok Station in Antarctica, recorded at 89.2°C  Antarctica is the driest continent on Earth

3.  If all of Antarctica’s ice melted, the sea level would rise 60 – 65m  Antarctica holds 70% of the world’s fresh water  Antarctica means: ‘opposite to the bear’

4.  In summer, it is always light  Antarctica is the 5 th largest continent in the world  Many tourists are now visiting Antarctica  Antarctica’s size is13.72 million square kilometres