Antarctica covers about 10% of the earth's surface and is counted among the seven continents on earth. In European schools, its often taught that there are only six continents, joining North and South America into a single continent.
Oceania is a geographical, very often a geopolitical region consisting of numerous lands - mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and the vicinity.
As to why it is considered a continental region, that varies on what source you use. Teaching of geography across the world has not been standardized. As the number of continents varies from 8 if you include Oceania down to a possible 4.
I expect the reason Oceania is considered a continent by some, is just ease of use, or if you want to put it bluntly, just plain laziness.
Antarctica is the highest continent based on the elevation of its mountains.
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Antarctica is known as the frozen continent.
Antarctica is a continent surrounded in winter by frozen sea -- in particular the Southern Ocean.
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Antarctica, because they are all frozen.
Antarctica, the continent, is bedrock and soil. Ninety-eight percent of it is covered, however, by frozen water -- an ice sheet.
The frozen desert is called Antarctica.
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For about half the year there is little or no sun on the continent.
Is called Antarctica. Although 98% of Antarctica is ice, there is land underneath the ice cover unlike the Arctic where the ice floats on top of the ocean.
The south pole is located on the continent of Antarctica.
Yes, Antarctica is the correct spelling of the word.Some example sentences are:The explorers perished in the Antarctica.The Antarctica is a frozen continent.