2½
the size, in inches, of the
average
krill

47
number of
countries
who have signed the Antarctic Treaty

4,000

Average Antarctic human population

in

summer

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

0
number of
govern-
ments

that rule Antarctica

Krill can go for up to

200

days

without eating

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

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

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

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

10

Number of

human babies

born in Antarctica

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

There
are no native land
mammals
in
Antarctica

70%
of world's fresh water
is
frozen

10
number of years krill can
live

Winter
temperature
can
drop
as low as
-20F

Antarctica is
1.5 times the size
of the
United States

Summer
has
only
reached
maximum of 58F

2
inches of precipitation fall in Antarctica
each year
on average

0

Number of

permanent

residents

in Antarctica

1,000

Average Antarctic human population

in

the winter

90%
the world's
ice
is in Antarctica

98%
of Antarctica is covered by fresh water ice