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Where Was Antarctica Located?

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Where Was Antarctica Located? Area 14,200,000 km2 5,500,000 sq mi UN M49 code 010 Where was Antarctica located in the past? Antarctica used to be part of the supercontinent Gondwana. When animal life first began on Earth, initially in the marine environment, Antarctica lay along what is now Australia’s southern margin. Australia and Antarctica were

Do Any Plants Grow In Antarctica?

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Do Any Plants Grow In Antarctica? Do any plants grow in Antarctica? Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic are home to a variety of plants and microbes. These include lichens, mosses and liverworts, algae, kelp and microscopic organisms. What plants grows in Antarctica? Only two species of vascular plants are found on the entire continent: Antarctic hair