Texas is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America, whereas Antarctica is one of the 7 continents of the world which is the earth’s southernmost continent. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between the U.S. state Texas and Antarctica continent regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Texas bigger than Antarctica?
The total area of Texas is 268,596 sq mi, and the total area of Antarctica is 5,500,000 sq mi. Texas is smaller than Antarctica by 5,231,404 sq mi. Texas is around 20.5 times smaller than Antarctica.
Area of Texas: 268,596 sq mi ( 695,662 km2 )
Area of Antarctica: 5,500,000 sq mi ( 14,200,000 km2 )
Timezones
Texas Timezone:
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC − 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Antarctica Timezone:
Antarctica has multiple time zones as it sits on every line of longitude.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Texas:
31° 28′ 32.52″ N, 99° 19′ 52.32″ W
Coordinates of Antarctica:
82.8628° S, 135.0000° E
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