- published: 06 May 2015
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Antarctica
This map uses an orthographic projection, near-polar aspect. The South Pole is near the center, where longitudinal lines converge.
Antarctica (i/æntˈɑrtɨkə/ or /ænˈtɑːktɨkə/) is Earth's southernmost continent, containing the geographic South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in thickness.
Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents. Antarctica is considered a desert, with annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) along the coast and far less inland. The temperature in Antarctica has reached −89 °C (−129 °F). There are no permanent human residents, but anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 people reside throughout the year at the research stations scattered across the continent. Only cold-adapted organisms survive there, including many types of algae, animals (for example mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades), bacteria, fungi, plants, and protista. Vegetation where it occurs is tundra.
Discarded, left behind
Paper cups and sour wine
Candle wax, tablecloth
Try to wash, it won't come off
Ticket stubs and movie scenes
Dustin Hoffman has gangrene
Ferris wheel in the park
City lights after dark
Well I'm goin' home when I find the girl
Makes me forget what I should have done
In winter coats, in winter coats
In winter coats, in winter
Lives are fallin' fast in line
The words make sense
But they don't seem to rhyme
Risin' tide, ocean breeze
Crashin' waves, askin' please
Listen to the radio
Singin' with the songs you know
Tim passing, memory fades
Forget about the plans we made
Decisions, wrap the coat up tight
We keep it safe from the light
But I'm goin' home when I find the girl
Makes me forget what I should have not
In winter coats, in winter coats
In winter coats, in winter
Lives are fallin' fast in line
The words make sense
But they don't seem to rhyme
Take it, Joel
But I'm goin' home where I'll find the girl
That we won't forget what we should have not
In winter coats, in winter coats
In winter coats, in winter
Lives are fallin' fast in line
Our words make sense
But we don't seem to rhyme
We don't seem to rhyme
We don't seem to rhyme