10,000
number of
eggs
a female krill lays at one time

If
Antarctica
melted,
the sea level could rise
200 feet
worldwide

29
number of
nations
that send scientists to conduct experiments in Antarctica

70%
of world's fresh water
is
frozen

Antarctica
is the driest
continent
on Earth
(less than 2 inches of rain per year)

2
inches of precipitation fall in Antarctica
each year
on average

98%
of Antarctica is covered by fresh water ice

Antarctica is
1.5 times the size
of the
United States

4,000

Average Antarctic human population

in

summer

47
number of
countries
who have signed the Antarctic Treaty

Winter
temperature
can
drop
as low as
-20F

0
number of
govern-
ments

that rule Antarctica

10

Number of

human babies

born in Antarctica

Krill is more than
twice
the total weight of all humans
on earth

Krill can go for up to

200

days

without eating

There
are no native land
mammals
in
Antarctica

90%
the world's
ice
is in Antarctica

10
number of years krill can
live

2,000,000
estimated
tons of krill
in a swarm

1,000

Average Antarctic human population

in

the winter

0

Number of

permanent

residents

in Antarctica

Summer
has
only
reached
maximum of 58F

2½
the size, in inches, of the
average
krill