5. Antarctica has 70% of all the fresh water on Earth
It comprises approximately 30 million cubic kilometers (6,810,622,337,000,000,000 gallons) of ice. Phew!
6. Roald Amundsen was the first human to reach Antarctica
Norwegian Roald Amundsen reached Antarctica on December 14, 1911, thus becoming the first human to set foot on the South Pole.