1. Antarctica is the largest desert in the world
2. And it is the only continent without reptiles.
3. The coldest point on Earth is the summit of a high mountain in Antarctica, where temperatures reach an incredible -93.2ºC.
4. Some parts of the continent have not had rain or snow for the last 2 million years
5. There is a waterfall that turns red like blood
6. The entire place only has one ATM
7. 90% of all the world's fresh water is in Antarctica
8. You can only work on the icy continent if you have already had your wisdom teeth and appendix removed.
9. There are no polar bears in Antarctica – but there sure are plenty of penguins
10. It is the only continent not divided by time zones.
11. It is also the driest, windiest, coldest and highest continent in the world.
12. Melting polar ice caused a small change in local gravity
13. Chile has a civilian city with a school, hospital, hostel, post office, internet, TV and telephone signal coverage.
14. Antarctica's ice sheet has existed for at least 40 million years.
15. There are 300 lakes under Antarctica that don't freeze due to the heat from the Earth's core.
16. The highest temperature ever recorded there was a “scorching” 14.5ºC
17. Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano in the world. Interestingly, in addition to lava, it expels oroclase crystals.
18. Antarctica was once as hot as the cities on our northeastern coast
19. There are at least 7 Christian churches there.
20. A scientist once got a Tinder date with a girl who was camping just 45 minutes away from where he was.
21. Less than 1% of the continent is not covered by ice
22. The largest iceberg ever measured there was bigger than Jamaica! It measured 11 thousand square kilometers.
23. The average thickness of the ice sheet is 1.6 km
24. In 1977, Argentina sent a pregnant woman to Antarctica in an effort to claim part of the continent. The boy became the only human to be born there.
25. Winds can reach 320 km/h in some places