南极是南极洲和环绕着它的南大洋浩瀚水域的总称。南极洲包括南极大陆及其周围的岛屿。南极大陆是人类在地球上最后发现的大陆,也称第七大陆,它是我们星球上研究得最不够的地区。南极洲面积约1400万平方公里,为欧洲的1.5倍,几乎是世界上最小的大陆——澳大利亚洲的2倍。从面积上看,它是地球上的第五大洲。 Antarctica is the collective name of Antarctica and the vast waters of the South China Sea that surround it. Antarctica includes the Antarctic continent and its surrounding islands. The Antarctic continent is the last continent discovered by mankind on Earth, also known as the Seventh Mainland. It is the most under-researched area on our planet. Antarctica covers an area of ​​about 14 million square kilometers, 1.5 times that of Europe, almost twice the size of the smallest continent in the world, Australia. From the area point of view, it is the fifth continent on Earth.