Antarctica gets as little rainfall as a desert

Antarctica is smaller than Europe.

Even though it gets warmer in the summer, most of the ocean around Antarctica is frozen the whole year round.

The lowest temperature ever recorded was -70° Celsius.

Most of Antarctica's animal life can be found in the inner parts of the continent.

Millions of years ago Antarctica was part of a big continent.

A British officer, Robert Scott, was the first to reach the South Pole.

In the 1950s countries started setting up scientific stations on the continent,

The ozone layer has become very thin over Antarctica.

A treaty was signed that allows mining and drilling in Antarctica.