List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands. List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of Antarctic and subantarctic islands.
Antarctic islands are the islands around Antarctica situated south of the Antarctic Convergence, i.e., in the Antarctic region proper.Subantarctic islands are the islands around Antarctica situated north of and adjacent to the Antarctic Convergence. According to the terms of the Antarctic Treaty, claims to sovereignty over lands south of 60°S are not asserted. Antarctica (South Pole) Antarctica. Continent Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents.[6] Most of Antarctica is a polar desert, with annual precipitation of 200 mm (7.9 in) along the coast and far less inland; there has been no rain there for almost 2 million years, yet 80% of the world freshwater reserves are stored there, enough to raise global sea levels by about 60 metres (200 ft) if all of it were to melt.[7] The temperature in Antarctica has reached −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) (or even −94.7 °C (−135.8 °F) as measured from space[8]), though the average for the third quarter (the coldest part of the year) is −63 °C (−81 °F).
Anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 people reside throughout the year at research stations scattered across the continent. Organisms native to Antarctica include many types of algae, bacteria, fungi, plants, protista, and certain animals, such as mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Etymology Change of name.