Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
Oceanic crust is denser than continental, this is why continents are at higher elevation than oceans.
It lies on the Indian Ocean side of the continent, almost entirely within the Eastern Hemisphere – hence the name “East Antarctica”. The region includes the South Magnetic Pole, the Geographic South Pole, the Ross, Scotia and Weddell Seas and the Shackleton Ice Shelf.
