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What characterize the two regions of Antarctica?

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Antarctica consists of two major regions: W Antarctica (c.2,500,000 sq mi/6,475,000 sq km), a mountainous archipelago that includes the Antarctic Peninsula , and E Antarctica (c.3,000,000 sq mi/7,770,000 sq km), geologically a continental shield.

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