Antarctica
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Antarctica is one of the seven continents and sits on the southern pole of the human homeworld of Earth. Despite this, it is uninhabited by humans.[1][2]
History[edit]
During the Battle for Earth, the Covenant had started an excavation at Mount Erebus on Ross Island on the continent. This was stopped by Blue Team using a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon.[3]
Geography[edit]
It is covered in ice, considered an arid desert and has tundras.[1]
Locations[edit]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First mentioned)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 284-285
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 296-297
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 23: "They had then been dispatched to Mount Erebus in the Antarctic where they neutralized a Covenant excavation with a HAVOK tactical nuke."
