6. Antarctica
--the fifth largest of
the seven continents

7. General introduction
to Antarctica
• Geography
• Location
• Climate
• People

13. Geography

14. 1. Antarctica is
divided in
two.
A. Western
Antarctica
B.Eastern
Antarctica.
Geography

15. Geography
3. Antarctica is the icy continent at the
South Pole.
4.The world's largest desert is on
Antarctica.
2.The total surface area is about 14.2
million sq km in summer.
Geography
2.The total surface area is about 14.2
million sq km in summer.
3. Antarctica is the icy continent at the
South Pole.
4.The world's largest desert is on
Antarctica.

16. Location
Antarctica hasn‘t always been located at
the South Pole. It has drifted, like the
other continents, and has ranged from
the equator to the South Pole. During the
time of the dinosaurs, Antarctica was
more temperate and housed dinosaurs and
many other life forms. Now, there is very
little indigenous( 本地的 ) life.

26. Climate
• The South Pole is
the coldest,
windiest, and driest
place on Earth. The
coldest temperature
ever recorded on
Earth was at the
South Pole; it
reached
-88.0°C!

27. Climate data

72. People
1. no native
population or
permanent
residents

73. 2.about 4,000 seasonal visitors to
Antarctica
People