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Iran's Navy Commander, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, has stirred controversy with bold claims of ownership over Antarctica, raising..
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14,200,000 km2 (5,500,000 sq mi). Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1.9 km (1.2 mi).
Iran's Navy Commander, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, has stirred controversy with bold claims of ownership over Antarctica, raising..