Antarctica

Map showing mass ice loss from Antarctica (2003 to 2019). Source: Smith et al., 2020.

Coastal Ice Loss is Outpacing Mainland Ice Gains on Both Antarctica and Greenland

Katarina Samurović

A recent study has confirmed that the coastal ice loss is much greater than the mainland ice gain on both Antarctica and Greenland.

Geography Facts About Antarctica

Caitlin Dempsey

Learn interesting geography facts about the continent of Antarctica, the driest, coldest, highest continent on Earth.

The Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA).

The Highest Continent

Caitlin Dempsey

"The land of snow and ice" is the highest continent on Earth.

Amery Iceberg. Source: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

An Iceberg the Size of Greater London Has Broken Off Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica

Caitlin Dempsey

An iceberg the size of Greater London recently broke off the from Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica.  

In The Last Three Years Antarctica Lost Ice the Size of Greenland

Elizabeth Borneman

A recent report published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences analyzed satellite data that showed Antarctica’s rapid sea ice decline.