What is the continent that resizes?
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If you're thinking of Antarctica, you're right. Because of the ice sheets of Antarctica that change in size during the year, this is also known as the Pulsating Continent. But, why? If we use logic, the answer is simple. If during the summer temperatures rise, it is expected that much of the ice sheets melts, and when this happens, Antarctica reduces its surface to 14 million square kilometers or so. However, the opposite occurs during the winter, when the size of the area reaches 30 square kilometers, since the blocks of ice lost during the summer are replaced and even increase.
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Source: Wikipedia
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Hello everyone!
If you're thinking of Antarctica, you're right. Because of the ice sheets of Antarctica that change in size during the year, this is also known as the Pulsating Continent. But, why? If we use logic, the answer is simple. If during the summer temperatures rise, it is expected that much of the ice sheets melts, and when this happens, Antarctica reduces its surface to 14 million square kilometers or so. However, the opposite occurs during the winter, when the size of the area reaches 30 square kilometers, since the blocks of ice lost during the summer are replaced and even increase.
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| September (Winter in the south hemisphere) February (Summer in the south hemisphere) |
We hope you enjoyed this curiosity about the frozen continent.
See you!
Source: Wikipedia
Photo: abcienciade.wordpress.com
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