5. There are no trees or shrubs, and only two species of flowering
plants, Antarctic hair grass (Deschampsia antarctica) and Antarctic pearlwort
(Colobanthus quitensis)
CONTINENT: ANTARCTICA
ANTARCTIC HAIR GRASS
ANTARCTIC PEARLWORT
PLANTS
11. CONTINENT: ANTARCTICA
This monument is situated on the
Chilean side of King George Island. It
honors the Antarctic treaty and the
protection of the Antarctic continent.
Mount Vinson,
Antarctica
highest peak.
MONUMENT
GEOGRAPHY