Antarctica Terrain Description
| Guide
Books URL |
Description |
Terrain
Description |
Latitude-News |
Longitude-Weather |
| Antarctica |
continent
mostly south of the Antarctic Circle |
about
98% thick continental ice sheet and 2% barren rock, with average elevations
between 2,000 and 4,000 meters; mountain ranges up to 5,140 meters; ice-free
coastal areas include parts of southern Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, the
Antarctic Peninsula area |
90
00 S |
0
00 E |
| French
Southern and Antarctic Lands |
south
of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between
Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic
Lands includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen
in the southern Indian O |
volcanic |
43
00 S |
67
00 E |