Colorado (8) Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park located in the easternmost parts of Alamosa County and Saguache County, Colorado. We know you love history.
Antarctica is the Earth's southernmost continent. It is on the South Pole. It is almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle. Around Antarctica is the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice.
The average temperature in Antarctica is -55Â°C, and the continent covers the entire area from the South Pole to the southern polar circle. Unlike the Arctic region, Antarctica was only discovered in the nineteenth century. As it was located opposite the already discovered Arctic region it simply earned the name Antarctica.