~Antarctica~

Antarctica was discovered in the year 1820 by groups of

researchers and explorers. One of the first people to put the
foot on Antarctic ground was Jules Dumont d’Urville.

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Antarctica is a continent with the highest average altitude,

lowest humidity, and lowest average temperature. Almost 98%
of it territory is covered by a layer of ice, and sometimes it can
reach 4,000 m.
 The unique weather and climate of Antarctica provide the
basis for its familiar names “ Home of the Blizzard and White
Desert “. By far, Antarctica is the coldest continent with -
89.2^C.

The is one of the few continuously active volcanoes and

the southernmost active volcano on Earth. It has a lava lake
with a temperature of 927^C. This volcan is always “alive”,
emitting gas and spewing pieces of molten rock and feldspar

crystals.