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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]

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.[2]

Geography[edit]

It is covered in ice, considered an arid desert and has tundras.[1]

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Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)
  2. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 203: "They had then been dispatched to Mount Erebus in the Antarctic where they neutralized a Covenant excavation with a HAVOK tactical nuke."