Describe the physical features of the continent of Antarctica.

The physical features of the continent of Antarctica are:

1. Antarctica is covered with thick sheet of ice. There are no coastal plains. It is covered by Permafrost.
2. The transantarctic mountains divide the continent into two parts. The smaller and narrower western part is called Lesser Antarctica and the larger eastern part is called Greater Antarctica.
3. Vinson Massif in Ellsworth land is the highest mountain of the continent.
4. Mt. Sidley is the highest volcano in Antarctica.
5. The highest point in Eastern Antarctica is Kirkpatrick in transantarctic mountains and second highest is Mount Erebus on Ross Island which is an active volcano.
6. A plateau called Queen Maud land is located along the coastal area on the eastern side of the continent.
7. The South pole lies on the South Pole plateau at a height of 2785 m above sea level.