Antarctica is one of six continents. Its position is on the southern polar cap. Antarctica is the fourth biggest continent followed closely by Europe and Australia. The overall size of Antarctica is over 14.4 million km^2.
Opposite the southern polar is the North Pole. The northern side of the Earth is called the Arctic.
It is possible to visit Antarctica. There are numerous travel agents offering this kind of trip. The price is usually quite high, but in most cases it is worth it.
Antarctica is a big continent, but has no countries. The whole landmass belongs to the human society. No country claims ownership of this continent even though the natural resources reserves of Antarctica are huge.
Animals in Antarctica are popular all around the globe. The best known animal of Antarctica is the Emperor penguin.
Antarctic tours are usually longer than cruises. These tours take from a few days to months. Objectives usually are penguins, reaching of the Southern Pole or just a pure adventure in extreme climate.
Antarctic tours are usually longer than cruises. These tours take from a few days to months. Objectives usually are penguins, reaching of the Southern Pole or just a pure adventure in extreme climate.
Antarctica was discovered by James Cook, but the continent's existence has already been "predicted" by ancient Ptolemy (he was a roman scientist living in Egypt) in 1st century AD. The first man to reach the South Pole was Norwegian explorer Roald Amundesn who reached the point in December, 1911.
