Antarctic Region | MCQs

Explanation

 Antarctica is noted as the last region on Earth in recorded history to be discovered, unseen until 1820 when the Russian expedition of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev on Vostok and Mirny sighted the Fimbul ice shelf.

Antarctica, although not a country, covers the second largest amount of land overall at 2.75%. 

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Explanation

Antarctica is the coldest place in the world where temperatures are below minus 133 degrees on a clear winter night.

Top  coldest place on the Earth is:

1) Eastern Antarctic Plateau, Antarctica (-94°C) 

2) Vostok Station Antarctica (-89.2°C) 

3) Amundsen-Scott Station, Antarctica (-82.8°C)

4) Denali, Alaska, United States of America (-73°C) 

5) Klinck station, Greenland (-69.6°C) 

6) Oymyakon, Siberia, Russia (-67.7°C)

 while 

Which of the following is the coldest capital city of the world? Ulaanbaatar

The coldest region in the atmosphere is the? mesosphere