Antarctic Grand Prix
Antarctica Racing GameRace a 4.0 km circuit drawn from Antarctica's outline
- Length
- 4.0km
- Turns
- 17
- Main straight
- 470m
- Slowest corner
- 53km/h
- Climb
- 88m
- Setting
- Glacier
A whole continent in 4 km. This Antarctica racing game is a race track shaped like Antarctica, with 17 corners, each named for the coast or land it traces. From MacRobertson Land and Prydz Bay it runs past the Clarie Coast and the Admiralty Mountains, across Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land, then through Palmer Land, Graham Land and the Antarctic Peninsula, before finishing on the Princess Martha Coast.
The Antarctic Grand Prix runs on a glacier with 93 metres of climb, in falling snow.
The Antarctica circuit map
- T1MacRobertson Land
- T2Prydz Bay
- T3Ingrid Christensen Coast
- T4Clarie Coast
- T5Admiralty Mountains
- T6Victoria Land
- T7Gould Coast
- T8Marie Byrd Land
- T9Edward VII Peninsula
- T10Walgreen Coast
- T11Canisteo Peninsula
- T12Palmer Land
- T13Graham Land
- T14Antarctic Peninsula
- T15Ellsworth Land
- T16Coats Land
- T17Princess Martha Coast
Each corner is named after the place on Antarctica's outline it traces.
Screenshots from the Antarctica circuit
Around the Antarctica track
A research station sits by the track with a radio mast above it, and emperor penguins gather close to the fences. Icebergs float offshore, the ground is glacier and frozen tundra, and snowmobiles are parked where you'd expect cars. Snow falls throughout. The boards along the barriers read McMurdo, Vostok, Erebus, Ross Sea and Vinson, and a banner says Welcome to Antarctica.
- Research station and emperor penguins
- Emperor penguins
- Icebergs
- Radio mast
How to drive the Antarctica circuit
The main straight is short at 470 metres, ending at MacRobertson Land. After that the glacier rises and falls through 93 metres. Graham Land, turn 13, is the slowest corner at 53 km/h, the tightest of the lap, and in the snow it's easy to overshoot.
Ways to race Antarctica
What country is this? Guess Antarctica from one lap
One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's Antarctica's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?
With sound: the video has a voiceover.
Antarctica lap record
The Antarctica leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.
Antarctica racing game: questions
Are there penguins on the Antarctica track?
Yes. Emperor penguins stand near the track, beside a research station, a radio mast and icebergs.
What is the slowest corner on the Antarctica circuit?
Graham Land, turn 13, at 53 km/h, on the Antarctic Peninsula part of the lap.
How long is the Antarctica circuit?
4.0 km, with 17 turns and 88 metres of climb. The main straight is 470 metres long, and the slowest corner, Graham Land, is taken at 53 km/h.
Can I race Antarctica on my phone?
Yes. Globe Prix plays on phones and tablets with touch or tilt steering, and on desktop with a keyboard or a gamepad.
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