Top Antarctica Facts - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
It is in which hemisphere? Southern
91%
Percentage covered by ice 98
87%
The only penguin that breeds during the winter in Antarctica Emperor
87%
Number of countries that have signed the Antarctic Treaty 50
48%
What percentage of the world's freshwater reserves are stored there? 80%
43%
Antarctica's name is Romanized Greek meaning "Opposite of the..." North
43%
What Greek philosopher wrote about an Antarctic region in c. 350 BC? Aristotle
39%
Low precipitation over 90% of the continent makes it an icy... Desert
39%
It sed to be called a name that now belongs to a country. What was it? Australia
35%
Highest peak Vinson Massif
26%
They are Aura Borealis in the Arctic and ...in the Antarctic Aurora Australis
22%
Antarctica is divided in two by the... {Transantarctic} Mountains
13%
Largest Lake Vostok
13%
It is the coldest, driest and ...continent Windiest
13%
The surface of the above lake has been compared to which of Jupiter's moons? Europa
9%
The world's southernmost active volcano Mount {Erebus}
9%
Longest River Onyx
4%
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