The aerial view is clearer and the impact of climate change is better understood in these pictures. The comparisons between the maps are clear indications of the drastic changes in the water level variations every year. 

The topographic map of Antarctica also lists the islands present in the continent. Antarctica is one of the most inhabitable continents. It is situated on the Antarctic Ocean. It is the fifth largest continent in the world and is about fourteen million sq km in total area. Almost the whole continent is covered by ice and snow throughout the year. The weather conditions are quite extreme and are not conducive to survival of human beings.

However, certain animal species are very well adapted to live in such extreme weather conditions, of the frozen seas, islands and icebergs. The entire ice sheet is divided broadly into East Antarctic and West Antarctic. In addition, these ice shelves extend in to the sea. 

Global warming has caused a lot of these ice caps to melt and have resulted in the increase in the sea levels to a great extent. The huge ice sheets have melted and broken away due to the increase in the average temperature around the globe. Expeditions have revealed that humans have survived in these extreme weathers earlier. Archaeological evidences from remains prove that industrialization has affected this ice-locked landmass which is situated in a remote area on the earth’s surface.

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