1. The Antarctic Continent
... . It is an island continent, which is almost completely covered by ice and surrounds by ocean from all sides. Its area is 14-million sq. km., which is equivalent to India & China put together. It is the most inaccessible continent since it is waterlocked from all sides due to the southern ocean, which remains frozen for most of the time ... very common, with maximum being that of Ross Ice Shelf which has a depth of 800 m. The extended portion of the ice shelves , due to the penetration of sea water as higher temperatures in the coastal regions coupled with swells in the sea water underne...
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