Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, containing the geographic South Pole, its location is the south of Arctic circle in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, and it is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, its total area is about 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi). About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice.

Antarctica Continent details :
Area (Overall): 14,000,000 km2 (5,400,000 sq mi)
Ice-free: 280,000 km2 (110,000 sq mi)
Ice-covered: 13,720,000 km2 (5,300,000 sq mi), (averages at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in thickness)
Population: 7th
Population (permanent): 0
Population (non-permanent): approx. 1,000 - 5,000
Dependencies: (4) Bouvet Island, French Southern Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Official Territorial claims: (8) Adelie Land, Antártica, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, British Antarctic Territory, Queen Maud Land, Peter I Island, Ross Dependency.