Antarctica has an area of 14 million sq km. Of that 13.72 million sq km is under ice, leaving only 280,000 sq km without an ice cover. 

Same using miles? Antarctica has an area of 5.4 million sq miles. Of that 5.3 million sq miles is under ice, leaving only 100,000 sq miles without an ice cover. 

This 5th largest continent is about 1.5 times the size of the USA and has 11,170 miles of coastline. That is 17,968 km. 

An ice sheet covers 97.6 percent of Antarctica. At its thickest point, it is nearly 3 miles, 4,828 meters, deep. The thickness averages 1.34 miles, 2,160 meters. 

Antarctica's ice sheet comprises 90 percent of all the world's ice, and it is 70 percent of all the world's fresh water. 

The Antarctic Treaty, signed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961, establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica. 

A total of 13,571 tourists visited in the 2002-03 antarctic summer, up 1,983 from the 11,588 visitors the previous year 2001-02. Most tourist trips lasted 2 weeks. 
