1. Antarctica is bigger than Europe. 2. The North Pole is the coldest place in the world. 3. The coasts in Antarctica get a lot of snow. 4. In Antarctica, it never gets dark in the summer. 5. Captain Cook discovered a few people living in Antarctica. 6. The Antarctic Peninsula is the closest part of Antarctica to South America. 7. Ice in Antarctica is melting throughout the continent.

1. False. Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia, but the article does not say it is bigger than Europe.
2. False. Antarctica is the coldest place in the world; it is even colder and windier than the North Pole.
3. False. The coasts are considered a desert, and annual precipitation is only about 200 millimetres.
4. True. In summer, the sun shines for 24 hours a day.
5. False. When Captain James Cook sailed around Antarctica, he found no living people there.
6. True. The Antarctic Peninsula is the closest part of Antarctica to South America.
7. False. Ice is melting in certain parts of Antarctica, but in other parts it is growing.

Ответ: 1 — False; 2 — False; 3 — False; 4 — True; 5 — False; 6 — True; 7 — False.