Antarctica, the white continent, of
ten called as the last wilderness of
our planet earth, stands isolated at the
earth’s southern most part today. This huge
landmass covered with a thick blanket of
ice throws relentless challenges to the
adventurous instinct of mankind. It is wild,
breathtakingly beautiful and still remains
unexplored fully by man. The pristine
environment makes the icy continent a
unique place to conduct scientific research.
Very wisely, the world has designated
Antarctica as the continent for Peace and
Science. Today, we have realized that
A n t a r c t i c a i s a v i r t u a l s t o re h o u s e o f
information about many mysteries of the
earth. This frozen continent holds the key
to the story of drifting continents and the
past climate of earth. It also controls the
key to global climate-pattern of today.
Antarctica is the highest, coldest and
windiest continent. With very low amount
of snowfall and practically no rainfall, most
of the continent is technically a desert. The
Antarctic icecap stores almost 70% of the
world’s freshwater and 90% of ice.
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