West Antarctic

As West Antarctic become those 2000 km for a long time calls itself, of to scarce before the south point extends.

Their arc-shaped continuation into that Atlantic outside those form Suedshetland and Suedorkney islands. With that South sand yielding islands the island elbow ends abruptly in one Deep sea ditch.

The west Antarctic has geologically a structure different of the polar continent and is from its center by that Filchner Eisschelf to a large extent separately. Its Mountain chains reach in Mount Jackson nearly 4200 meters height; the highest collection is however that of the Vinson of massif also also .

See also: East Antarctic