20 Facts You Never Knew About Antarctica
#1. You cannot work in Antarctica unless your wisdom teeth and appendix are removed.
#2. Antarctica is also the world’s driest place.
#3. Antarctica has its own domain .aq
#5. Metallica played a gig in Antarctica called Freeze ‘Em All
#6. There used to be a nuclear power station in Antarctica.
#7. There is a Fire Department on Antarctica.
#8. There are 1150 different species of fungi identified to survive in Antarctica.
#9. 53 million years ago, palm trees were growing along its shores.
#11. There is a bar in Antarctica. It is the world’s southernmost bar.
#12. July 21, 1983 was the coldest day ever recorded in Antarctica -89.2 C.
#13. Antarctica is the fifth largest continent, it’s bigger than Europe and Australia.
#14. 99% of Antarctica is covered by ice.
#15. Antarctica holds approximately 70% of all fresh water on Earth.
#16. The Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica divide the continent into East and West sections.
#17. The existence of Antarctica was completely unknown until 1820, it was considered to be just a group of islands.
#18. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the first human to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911.
#19. After secret negotiations twelve countries signed the Treaty to dedicate the continent to peaceful activities.
#20. In January 1979 Emilio Palma was the first child born in Antarctica.