Vast, massive, enormous, humongous —
there’s no shortage of words to describe the size of Antarctica, but it can be hard to get your head around just how BIG it is.
This series of illustrated comparative maps shows the sheer scale of the icy continent, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and the Ross Ice Shelf relative to more familiar chunks of land.
May be downloaded and used with credit: © Marlo Garnsworthy/Icebird Studio 2025
