Directions:  Use the different websites given, to find the information about the continent Antarctica.
 

Geography

1) Where is Antarctica located?  In the North or the South?
 

2) Where does Antarctica rank among the continents according to size?
 

3) What is the warmest temperature that Antarctica has ever reached?
 

4) What is Antarctica’s highest point?  And how high is it?
 

5) How much of Antarctica is under ice?
 

Animals

1) How many polar bears live in Antarctica?
 

2) Name two types of penguins that live in Antarctica?
 

3) What is the most important source of food for animals such as whales, seals and penguins?
 

4) How many kinds of flying birds make Antarctica their home, during the summer months?
 

5) How many species of fish live in the icy waters of Antarctica?
 
 

Bonus:  Write one thing that you found that you thought was interesting and wasn’t discussed on this worksheet.