Amazing Facts To Know If You're Planning An Antarctica Expedition

If you vacations plans include adventures the here are some facts you really need to know if you’re going on an expedition the the Antarctic. 

Antarctica Expedition Facts

Antarctica Expedition Amazing Facts
Earlier in history some 53 million years ago Antarctica was a tropical paradise
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Antarctica Expedition Amazing Facts
So then, do you know the biggest desert in the world? It’s Antarctica and some parts of this desert have not seen rain or snow fall in 2 million years.
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Antarctica Expedition Amazing Facts
By the way make sure you visit blood falls. These falls are actually the results of a brine like that formed 5 million years ago and are now 5 times more salty then the sea water so will not freeze.
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Antarctica Expedition Amazing Facts
Here we see so many meteorites in one place. More meteorites fall in Antarctica than any where else on the planet.
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Antarctica Expedition Amazing Facts
There is more fresh water stored in Antarctica than any where else on Earth In fact 70 percent of the World’s fresh water is here.
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Antarctica Expedition Amazing Facts
Generally the average thickness of the ice is 1 mile.
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Antarctica Expedition Amazing Facts
To begin with there are no official time zones in Antarctica.
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Antarctica Expedition Amazing Facts
Before you pack your long johns for your expedition you should know that Antarctica is the coldest place on the planet. In some parts the temperature can drop to  −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F)
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Antarctica Expedition Amazing Facts
99 percent of Antarctica is covered in ice.
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Antarctica Expedition Amazing Facts
Don’t worry there are no polar bears in Antarctica. But there are giant leopard seals which are even bigger. They can grow to 11 and a half feet long and weigh 1320 pounds. That is double the size of the largest polar bear.
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