Antarctica Geography - note

Geography - note: the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator in an equivalent period; mostly uninhabitable

Definition: This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of February 21, 2013