Do you love cold weather? How about six months of darkness each year? Do howling blizzards make your day? Does a long walk in superstrong winds sound like fun? Yes? Then Antarctica is the place for you.
The fifth-largest continent is the coldest, driest, iciest, windiest, and highest area on Earth. It also has the fewest people—only about 1,000 in winter and 4,000 in summer. It’s no wonder. Antarctica is almost all covered by a giant ice sheet. You might not want to live there all year, but it’s a cool place to visit. So bundle up. Let’s go!
