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6. What is the average wind speed?

  • 600km/h
  • 326km/h
  • 320km/h
  • 302km/h

7. How many plant species live there?

  • 6
  • 4
  • 2
  • 5

8. If all the ice melted how much would sea levels rise?

  • 65m
  • 73m
  • 500m
  • 65cm

9. What is the average thickness of the ice?

  • 2222m
  • 2000m
  • 900m
  • 1600m

10. What is the average temperature for summer?

  • -90
  • -45
  • -30
  • 30

11. Who owns Antarctica?

  • USA
  • No one
  • UK
  • Russia

12. When was Antarctica first walked on?

  • 1821
  • 1856
  • 1820
  • 1811

13. What is the average altitude?

  • 2500km
  • 600m
  • 2500m
  • 2888m

14. What is the coldest temperature ever recorded?

  • -89
  • -107
  • -90
  • -76

15. What is the average snowfall per year?

  • 99mm
  • 100m
  • 50-200mm
  • 90-500mm

16. How many tourists visit Antarctica in summer?

  • 15,000
  • 40,000
  • 100,000
  • 0

17. How many scientists live there in winter?

  • 4000
  • 1000
  • 5600
  • 0

18. When was the South Pole first reached?

  • 1911
  • 1905
  • 1915
  • 1910

19. What is the tallest mountain there called?

  • Mt. Vinton
  • Mt. Vinson
  • Mt. Everest
  • Mt. Viston

20. What percentage of the world's fresh water is stored in the ice?

  • 80%
  • 35%
  • 70%
  • 64%