Colorado (8) Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park located in the easternmost parts of Alamosa County and Saguache County, Colorado. We know you love history.
Antarctica is the Earth's southernmost continent. It is on the South Pole. It is almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle. Around Antarctica is the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice.
South America, the point of which is shared by Argentina and Chile, is the closest continent to Antarctica. At the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, 1238 km south of Ushuaia (the southern-most city of Argentina) is the Argentinian station Vice Comodoro Marambio.In contrast, the distance between Hobart, Tasmania (where the Australian Antarctic Division is situated) and Australiaâs closest station, Casey, is 3443 km.ize of Antarctica. Including all the islands and ice shelves, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia, covering 13,661,000 kmÂ². The Australian Antarctic Territory is 5,896,500 kmÂ² (42% of Antarctica).