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Antarctica is the coldest place on earth because the sun's rays hardly reach there.

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Both of these continents are so cold, due to the fact that they are both so far away from the equator. The suns rays are more focused on the equator, hence, the closer to the equator: the hotter, the further away: the colder.

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Antarctica is polar and is a continent, making it about 30 degrees F. colder than its northern counterpart. As well, the continent is covered -- 98% -- by an ice sheet.

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Antarctica has the lowest temperature because it is further away from the sun.

and at the bottom of the Earth, away from the sun than any other part in the world. ~Lovergirllove

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