Antarctica is Earths last great wilderness.
Its a huge mountainous continent. A desert that is locked in ice. Its so cold, that it almost never snows.
It was only discovered 195 years ago in 1820
Although the climate is incredibly harsh, Antarctica has a wide biodiversity, including 235 different types of marine organisms. However, there are only 2 types of flowering plant that grow there.
Antarctic has no government and no economic activity Many countries use Antarctica, but are governed by a treaty to ensure its never destroyed.
This image was taken of Earth on September 21, 2005, by the AMSR-E instrument, a device designed to capture temperatures and sea ice concentration onboard NASA's Aqua satellite. The original image.
