Antarctica is the coldest area in the world, it is nearly twice the size of the United States and it name was coined to mean opposite to the Arctic. The climate in Antarctica and Arctic is different because in the Arctic, The landmasses are grouped around the ice covered Arctic ocean.Because of this difference, animals and plants of the two areas are very different.
At both poles, daily temperatures may drop far below the monthly mean. The world's record low temperature was recorded in 1960 at the American South Pole Station. Antarctica is the storehouse of about 85 percent of the total world supply of ice and if Antarctica's ice is melted , coastal areas of the world would be flooded.
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