Antartica

Antartica is the coldest and driest continent in the world. No people permanently live on this continent - only penguins, seals and other antarctic wildlife. There were 5,000 temporary residents in Antartica - they were all explorers. The south pole lies in the middle of Antartica. There are seven countries which have claimed parts of Antartica. Those were Chile, Argentina, the United Kingdom, Norway, Australia, France and New Zealand - 4 of them which are in the Southern Hemisphere. Surprisingly, Norway, a country close to the NORTH POLE, had a lot of land claimed in Antartica. This is same to the United Kingdom, too. You may ask, "What about Russia and the USA?" Well, Russia is next to the North Pole, and the USA has a base at the EXACT South Pole.