Country Guide - Antarctica
Antarctica is the last vast wilderness on the planet. Its gigantic icebergs, mountain ranges and the emptiness of the polar plateau boggle the mind, while its weather curdles the blood. It's beautiful and serene, savage and violent, and its scale is almost unfathomable.
Full Name
Antarctica
Capital City
N/A
Area
14,250,000 km2
Population
0
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