The Antarctic desert is actually

the largest desert on the planet.

Antarctica is the fifth largest of the seven
continents, with a total surface area of about 14.2
million square km.
According to the geological definition: "a desert is an area
that receives little precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, or hail
that falls to or condenses on the ground), with 10 inches
or 25 cm of rain or less a year, lots of hot sand and
{contains} very few or no plants." And because of this
definition the Antarctic can be classified as the largest
desert in the world.

The largest existing iceberg broke free from the Ross Ice
Shelf in Antarctica, around March 20, 2000. It was around
the size of Connecticut- a state in the US. This iceberg
measures 183 miles long and about 25 miles wide.
The largest land animal in Antarctica is a tiny creature, less
than 1.3cm long. A wingless midge, Belgica Antarctica, is the
largest and only true insect on the continent. However, there
are also shiny black springtails which hop like fleas. These are
'Terrestrial Insects' which tend to live among penguin colonies.
Even though only about 0.4 per cent of Antarctica is not
covered by ice, this is 90% of all the ice on the planet and
between 60 and 70% of all of the worlds fresh water.
During the feeding season in Antarctica, a full grown blue whale
eats about 4 million krill (a shrimp-like animal) per day, which
is 3,600 kg (or 4 tons) every day for 6 months.
During the feeding season in Antarctica, a full grown blue whale
eats about 4 million krill (a shrimp-like animal) per day, which is
3,600 kg (or 4 tons) every day for 6 months.

Antarctica is the best place in the world to find meteorites.

Dark meteorites show up against the white expanse of ice
and snow and dont get covered by vegetation.
The most interesting fact is about 200 million years ago Antarctica
was joined to South America, Africa, India, Australia, and New
Zealand in a single large continent called Gondwana. There was no ice
sheet, the climate was warm, and trees and large animals flourished.
There are approximately 200 species of
fish in the Antarctic waters.
Sixty per cent of the worlds seal
population resides in Antarctica.

Other sea creatures include animals as big as whales and as small as krill.
Antarctic krill, though only six cm in size, are crucial in the Antarctic
food chain. They clean up the sea by feeding in groups of thousands on
phytoplankton, algae, and diatoms. They are then eaten by many others
creaturesthey are a favourite meal for whales (a baleen whale can eat
tons per day), seals, and birds.

Antarctica is the driest desert on earth drier

than the Sahara. Its a land of blizzards and
snowdrifts. Antarctica is also the windiest place
on earth.
Winter temperatures can range from -40 degrees C
to -70 degrees C, while summer achieves a balmy 35 degrees C.