A close-up photo of a black and white penguin, one of the sea animals common in the polar regions of Antarctica.  The penguin stands in front of a frozen, dark seascape. When one thinks of Antarctica, one can almost hear the wind whistling over the frozen, icy tundra.  The coldest and windiest continent in the world, Antarctica is also classified as a desert because it has very little precipitation or rainfall.  Imagine a place in which 99 percent is covered by ice, and there are no trees or bushes, and you have Antarctica!