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What is the highest landform in antarctica?
The highest elevation on the Antarctic continent is the South Pole -- elevation 2,835 meters (9,300 feet) -- which is located on the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent.
What is Antarctica's continent?
Antarctica is a continent.
Why is there no continent in Antarctica?
Antarctica is a continent.
Does Antarctica have a continent?
Antarctica is a continent.
Which continent is divided in half by the prime meridian?
The Prime Meridian effectively divides the continent of Antarctica in half. Since prime meridians are arbitrary this is based on the Greenwich Prime Meridian.
What divides Antarctica into two parts?
Antarctica is a continent of approximately 14,000,000 sq km. The Transantarctic Mountains divide Antarctica into east and west. East Antarctica constitutes the bulk of the land mass and is the oldest part of the continent. West Antarctica is the newer and smaller area which includes the Antarctic Peninsula and consists of four land areas separated by deep water.
Which is the continent to Antarctica?
Antarctica is its own continent.
What is the most southern continent on the Earth?
The southern most continent is Antarctica.
What divides Antarctica into eastern and western regions?
The Transantarctic Mountains divide Antarctica into eastern and western regions. These mountains stretch across the continent and act as a physical barrier, separating the coastal regions from the interior of Antarctica.
Which continent is found both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?
Africa is the only continent that is situated in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The Prime Meridian, which divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, passes through the continent.
Why is Antarctica sometimes not a continent?
Antarctica is a continent all of the time.
Which continent is north of Antarctica?
Every continent is north of Antarctica.
