The Australian Antarctic Division wants you to experience Antarctica. The beauty of this place is revealed in this amazing exhibition, “Aurora - Extraordinary vision of Antarctica”.

“Antarctica is the driest continent on earth. The amount of moisture received by the polar plateau is comparable to that falling on the world’s hot deserts.

Antarctica is the coldest continent on earth. The lowest temperature ever recorded on earth is minus 89.2°C at Vostok, in the Australian Antarctic Territory, in 1983.

Antarctica is the windiest continent on earth. Winds flow down the coastal slopes under the influence of gravity. Speeds of these katabatic winds have been recorded up to 327 kilometers per hour.

Antarctica is the highest continent on earth: average elevation is 2500 meters (average elevation of Australia is only 340 meters). The height of the South Pole is 2835 meters. The highest point on the icecap is in Australian Antarctic Territory, at 4100 meters, at 82 20′S, 56 30′E. The highest mountains in Australian Antarctic territory are Mt McClintock (3490 meters) and Mt Menzies (3355 meters). Vinson Massif is the highest mountain in Antarctica, at 4897 meters.

Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia, covering 13,661,000 square kilometers. The Australian Antarctic Territory is 5,896,500 square kilometers (42% of Antarctica).”

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