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Part of Antarctica that lies within the Eastern Hemisphere
Map of Antarctica with Eastern Antarctica seen to the right.Image of a variety of ice types off the coast of East Antarctica.
East Antarctica, also called Greater Antarctica, constitutes the majority (two-thirds) of the Antarctic continent, lying primarily in the Eastern Hemisphere south of the Indian Ocean, and separated from West Antarctica by the Transantarctic Mountains. It is generally greater in elevation than West Antarctica, and includes the Gamburtsev Mountain Range in the center. The geographic South Pole is located within East Antarctica.
Apart from small areas of the coast, East Antarctica is permanently covered by ice and it has relatively low biodiversity, with only a small number of species of terrestrial plants, animals, algae, and lichens. The coasts are the breeding ground for various seabirds and penguins, and the leopard seal, Weddell seal, elephant seal, crabeater seal and Ross seal breed on the surrounding pack ice in summer.
80°S 80°E / 80°S 80°E / -80; 80 EastAntarctica, also called Greater Antarctica, constitutes the majority (two-thirds) of the Antarctic continent,...
temporarily form. Antarctica has both saline and freshwater lakes. Antarctica is divided into West Antarctica and EastAntarctica by the Transantarctic...
Vostok (Russian: озеро Восток, romanized: ozero Vostok) is the largest of Antarctica's 675 known subglacial lakes. Lake Vostok is located at the southern Pole...
The climate of Antarctica is the coldest on Earth. The continent is also extremely dry (it is a desert), averaging 166 mm (6.5 in) of precipitation per...
The geography of Antarctica is dominated by its south polar location and, thus, by ice. The Antarctic continent, located in the Earth's southern hemisphere...
[ˈstant͡sɨjə vɐˈstok], meaning "Station East") is a Russian research station in inland Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. Founded by the Soviet Union in 1957...
in the Taylor Valley of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Victoria Land, EastAntarctica. Iron-rich hypersaline water sporadically emerges from small fissures...
loss in Antarctica. On the other hand, the Atlantic is warming at a faster pace than the Pacific. This has consequences for Europe and the U.S. East Coast...
Hemisphere, and includes the Antarctic Peninsula. It is separated from EastAntarctica by the Transantarctic Mountains and is covered by the West Antarctic...
West Antarctica and contiguous Zealandia. The rift is still active with slow movement of West Antarctica away from EastAntarctica. EastAntarctica is geologically...
feature in Antarctica, consisting of an ice dome or eminence 4,093 m (13,428 ft) above sea level. It is located near the center of EastAntarctica, approximately...
The history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the...
located in EastAntarctica Auster Islands, EastAntarctica Auster Pass, located in EastAntarctica Auster Point, located in West Antarctica Auster Aircraft...
460-metre-high (11,350 ft) snow-covered shield volcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the Amundsen Sea. It is a c. 30-kilometre-wide...
century, the colder and more stable EastAntarctica had been experiencing cooling until the 2000s. Around Antarctica, the Southern Ocean has absorbed more...
is east, and counterclockwise is west, opposite to the North Pole. The Geographic South Pole is presently located on the continent of Antarctica, although...
contributed to the formation of Rodinia. According to the Southwest U.S. and EastAntarctica or SWEAT hypothesis, Laurentia became the core of the supercontinent...
Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. While Antarctica has never had a permanent human population, it has been explored by various groups...
explored the region in the early 20th century. The territory lies in West Antarctica, east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean...
accounts for around 73% of the entire Antarctic landmass. EastAntarctica is separate from West Antarctica due to the presence of Transantarctic Mountains, which...
(in the Kenya-Tanzania region) in the East African Orogeny c.750 to 620 Ma. Then Australia and EastAntarctica were merged with the remaining Gondwana...
northern Victoria Land to Coats Land. These mountains divide EastAntarctica and West Antarctica. They include a number of separately named mountain groups...
The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is a part of EastAntarctica claimed by Australia as an external territory. It is administered by the Australian...
Plateau, Polar Plateau or King Haakon VII Plateau is a large area of EastAntarctica that extends over a diameter of about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), and...
mountains. An example of a continental plateau is the Antarctic Plateau in EastAntarctica. The highest African plateau is the Ethiopian Highlands which cover...
The list of mountains of EastAntarctica includes the highest mountains in EastAntarctica. Geography portal Lists portal List of mountains of Queen Maud...
southward of George V Coast and westward of Prince Albert Mountains in EastAntarctica. The feature is approximately 1400 km long and 400 km wide. The Wilkes...
SWEAT-Configuration (Southwest US-EastAntarctica craton): Antarctica is southwest of Laurentia, and Australia is north of Antarctica. AUSWUS-Configuration (Australia-western...
The following is a list of known disasters in Antarctica which have resulted in fatalities. It includes disasters which happened on land, as well as in...
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