Everything you've ever wanted to know about the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth. Where is antarctica? Antarctica is the most inhospitable place on the planet.

Situated almost entirely south of the antarctic circle and surrounded by the southern ocean (also known as the antarctic ocean), it contains the geographic south pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest Ò€¦ Without any ice, antarctica would emerge as a giant peninsula and archipelago of mountainous islands, known as lesser antarctica, and a single large landmass about the size of australia, known as Ò€¦ Antarctica is earthÒ€ℒs southernmost continent, covering an area of 13. 72 million square kilometers, making it the fifth-largest continent by land area. Despite its massive size, antarctica has no Ò€¦

Despite its massive size, antarctica has no Ò€¦