1 Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. It is almost completely covered w ice. In some places the ice is almost 5 kilometres thick. There are no trees Very small plants are the only things that grow there.
2 This beautiful white land is nearly as big as Europe and the USA put oget it seems to double in size because ice forms in the sea around it. When th it is very difficult for ships to reach Antarctica. The scientists who work th cannot leave until summer comes,
3 In summer the days are very long and the nights are very short. In of the time. At the South Pole there is only one'day' and one nigh The sun does not go down from September to March, and then it i September.
4 only tiny animals like insects live in Antarctica. However the sea a Animals like seals and penguins come onto the land in the warmer have their babies. When it starts to get cold again, most of them lea penguin stays. In the winter the mother lays one egg on the ice. She the father who carries it on his feet, under a piece of skin. Here he ke temperatures as low as-60°C!