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Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is situated in the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.4 million square kilometers (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. Some 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice, which averages at least 1.6 kilometers (1.0 mi) in thickness.
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Antártica, Chile
Antártica is one of two communes ("comunas") of the Antártica Chilena Province in the Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region, and covers all of the Chilean Antarctic Territory. It is administered by the Commune of Cabo de Hornos municipality.
Antártica was created on July 11 1961, and was dependent on the Magallanes Province until 1975, when the Antártica Chilena Province was created. It was dependent administratively on Puerto Williams, the province capital.
The official population figure for the area, as of the census of 2002, is given as 130 (115 male, 15 female). This does not include the staff of non-Chilean bases in the area. During summer, the population swells to 350.
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