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Antarctica

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Antarctica · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from outside

Antarctica ( ) is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14,200,000 km2 (5,500,000 sq mi). Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1.9 km (1.2 mi). Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on average, and has the highest average elevation.

From Wikipedia: Antarctica · CC BY-SA 4.0

In the news abroad

  1. Silversea opens The Cormorant, the world's southernmost hotel as Antarctica gatewaytravelweekly.com.au · 3 outlets
  2. Canadian ultramarathoner Stephanie Case is the 1st woman to run 100 miles in Antarcticacbc.ca · 2 outlets
  3. Qestr, the humanoid robot who joined 25 runners in Antarctica Marathon covered just 3 km; but why did it quit?moneycontrol.com
  4. Zelensky ready to meet Putin even in Antarctica, Ukraine's UN envoy saysazernews.az
  5. Antarctica Expedition Season Opens Today: Three Ships Sail From Ushuaia Through March 2027travelerstoday.com
  6. Roma, investito da un monopattino elettrico (che poi fugge): morto il fisico Roberto Cervellati, coordinò missione…ilmattino.it · 8 outlets
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Pictures

  • Vinson Massif from the northwest, the highest peak in Antarctica
    Vinson Massif from the northwest, the highest peak in AntarcticaChristian Stangl · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Glossopteris sp. leaf from the Permian of Antarctica
    Glossopteris sp. leaf from the Permian of AntarcticaJames St. John · CC BY 2.0
  • An orange lichen (perhaps Caloplaca) growing on the Yalour Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago
    An orange lichen (perhaps Caloplaca) growing on the Yalour Islands, Wilhelm ArchipelagoLBM1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Deschampsia antarctica at Collins Glacier, Antarctica. This species is one of only two flowering plants native to Antarctica, the other one being Antarctic…
    Deschampsia antarctica at Collins Glacier, Antarctica. This species is one of only two flowering plants native to Antarctica, the other one being Antarctic…Claurabert · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Refuse littering the shoreline at Bellingshausen Station on King George Island, photographed in 1992
    Refuse littering the shoreline at Bellingshausen Station on King George Island, photographed in 1992Loranchet · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • A whale in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary
    A whale in the Southern Ocean Whale SanctuaryGary Bembridge from London, UK · CC BY 2.0

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