Antarctica is the windiest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. Antarctica has major geographical features that are a part of its environment. Icebergs, glaciers, plants and ice sculptures are some of the geographical nature that is on the Antarctica ice world.
Ice sculptures are a very important iceberg that is in Antarctica. Some ice sculptures are made of melting ice. The tallest ice sculpture is in Mount Erebus.
Hundreds of glaciers are melting faster as the climate gets warmer in Antarctica. The maximum ice thickness is 4776m. Some of the glaciers carry most of Antarctica’s water supply.
Icebergs are a type of glacier. They can be on land or in the sea. Icebergs also have large amounts of water in them.
There are many plants in Antarctica. Fungi, algae, lichens and mosses are just a few of them. Those plants are just some of the groups that can survive in cold weather.
Lichens are found almost everywhere in Antarctica even in the harsh centre of the continent. They are able to connect to very cold temperatures.
Cryptoendoliths are a plant that is joined by fungi and algae. They can grow inside clear rock just a few millimeters under the surface.
If any light is able to shine on the cryptoendoliths they are able to last for hundreds of years.
Snow algae has adapted to grow in snow and even cold ice. Some algae grow in summer months, giving whole banks of algae a red, orange, green or even grey tinge.
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