Antarctica
frigid wasteland
Area: 12 percent of the earth
Population: 0 (except for scientists who live there temporarily)
Snowfall 2 inches in the middle and 20-40 inches on the coastlines
Wind speed at most is 200 mph
The coldest temperature is -126~Fahrenheit
The warmest temperature is 59 Fahrenheit along the Antarctic Peninsula
Monthly mean temperature range from -18"-F to 27"-F.
*Sometimes massive ice shelves will break of glaciers and float away.
*Antarctica has the lowest mean elevation
*Only two percent of Antarctica is ice free.
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