"Refrigerator" Of The Earth. Incredible facts about the mysterious and harsh Antarctica

In the very South of our planet is a continent called Antarctica, shrouded in eternal cold. Its area is 14 107 000 km2. It is interesting that the mainland does not belong to one state; it is mostly of a group of scientists are conducting research that koordiniruyutsya the Scientific Committee of Antarctic research.

1. Antarctica — the largest desert in the world. (Dave Pape)

2. Antarctica is the only continent in the world where there are no reptiles. (Baron Reznik/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

3. 90% of all freshwater on Earth is in Antarctica. (Baron Reznik/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

4. The melting of ice in Antarctica has caused the slight shift of gravity in the region. Despite the fantastic nature of this claim, it is confirmed by research. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/CC BY 2.0)

5. In Antarctica there are no polar bears — they are found only in the Arctic. (Stefan Cook/CC BY-NC 2.0)

6. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent on Earth. (August Allen/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

7. You will not be able to work in Antarctica until you remove the Appendix and wisdom teeth, even if they are completely healthy. This is due to the fact that in place it will be impossible to help. (James Morley/CC BY-NC 2.0)

8. The Antarctic ice sheet there are at least 40 million years. (Eli Duke/CC BY-SA 2.0)

9. Antarctica is the only continent with no time zones. (Darren Tunnicliff/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

10. The use of sled dogs in Antarctica has been banned since 1994. (gabri_micha/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

11. One of the scientists in Antarctica's date girl with polar station 45 minutes from his station, using the app Tinder. (Wayan Vota/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

12. Throughout the Antarctica has only one ATM. (Leo Reynolds/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

13. The southernmost volcano on Earth is in Antarctica. (Eli Duke/CC BY-SA 2.0)

14. In Antarctica is a city that belongs to Chile. There is a school, hospital, hotel, post office, Internet, television and mobile communications. (Mefisto29)

15. During the Eocene epoch, 40 million years ago, Antarctica was as warm as in California. (Christopher Michel/CC BY 2.0)

16. In Antarctica is as red as blood, waterfall. The reason — the oxidation of iron when exposed to air. (DLR German Aerospace Center/CC BY 2.0)

17. In Antarctica are the seven churches. (nomis-simon/CC BY 2.0)

18. The highest temperature recorded in Antarctica, amounted to 14.5°C. (Christopher Michel/CC BY 2.0)