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quote[0]="Antarctica gets less than 2 inches (5 cm) of rain per year, about the same as the Sahara Desert."
quote[1]="Dogs are banned from Antarctica to protect the seal population."
quote[2]="Antarctica covers roughly 10% of the surface area of the globe."
quote[3]="Only 2% of Antarctica is not covered by ice."
quote[4]="Wind gusts at Antarctica\'s\ coasts can reach almost 200 miles per hour."
quote[5]="The continent of Antarctica has been at the South Pole for only 100 million years."
quote[6]="Visitors to Antarctica have to drink water continually to keep from getting dehydrated by cold and wind."
quote[7]="As icebergs age, they lose sea salt and become much stronger, with large crystals of water."
quote[8]="Antarctica contains 7 million cubic miles of ice, 90% of the world\'s\ total."
quote[9]="Ice cover on Antarctica averages 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in thickness."
quote[10]="Antarctica\'\s ice is so heavy that it deforms the South Pole."
quote[11]="In winter, the sea ice around Antarctica doubles the size of the continent."
quote[12]="Antarctica is as large as the U.S. and Mexico combined."
quote[13]="The lowest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica is -129 F (-90 C)."
quote[14]="If Antarctica\'s\ ice sheets melted, seas would rise by 200 feet (61 m), re-drawing the world\'s\ coastlines."
quote[15]="Antarctica\'s\ largest land animal is a wingless midge, an insect that grows to half an inch (1.3 cm) long."
quote[16]="There are only two flowering plants native to Antarctica: a grass and a pearlwort."
quote[17]="Some polar fish have \"\antifreeze\"\ proteins in their body fluids."
quote[18]="It wasn\'t\ until 1838 that there was enough evidence to show that Antarctica was a continent."
quote[19]="Antarctica belongs to no one: seven countries have made land claims, but no other countries have recognized them."
quote[20]="Floating ice shelves constitute about 11% of Antarctica\'s\ area."
quote[21]="During midsummer, solar radiation is greater at the South Pole than at the equator."
quote[22]="Antarctica\'s\ population is about 4000 in the summer (January), and 1000 in the winter (July)."
quote[23]="Military activities of all countries are banned on Antarctica."
quote[24]="Though the continent has a wealth of natural resources, they can be exploited only for scientific purposes."
quote[25]="There are 19 airports in Antarctica."
quote[26]="In 1995, researchers discovered a fossil dinosaur the size of a Volkswagon in Antarctica."

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