What crops are grown in antarctica?

Answer 1

I think not, read on. Because Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent. Average temperatures in the Antarctic interior get down to -70 degrees Celsius during the winter months and -35 degrees Celsius in the warmer months. The coastal temperatures are much warmer with a range of -15 to -32 Celsius in Winter and -5 to +5 Celsius in Summer. The interior of Antarctica is considered the world's driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapour out of the air. Annual snowfall on the polar plateau is equivalent to less than 5 cm of rain. Antarctica has some of the strongest winds on earth, with some winds reaching 320 kph.

Answer 2

Some scientists grow edibles in hydroponic situations in Antarctica, because The Antarctic Treaty only allows the growing of edible foods on the continent. Lettuce, cherry tomatoes, green onions and edible flowers are examples.

There are no 'crops' there, like there are crops on most other continents grown by farmers in fertile soil. Antarctica is a desert, after all.

Answer 3

No crops grow on Antarctica because it is a "polar" region. There is no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent.

Average temperatures in the Antarctic interior get down to -70 degrees Celsius during the winter months and -35 degrees Celsius in the warmer months.

The coastal temperatures are much warmer with a range of -15 to -32 Celsius in Winter and -5 to +5 Celsius in Summer.

The interior of Antarctica is considered the world's driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapour out of the air.

Annual snowfall on the polar plateau is equivalent to less than 5 cm of rain.

Antarctica has some of the strongest winds on earth, with some winds reaching 320 kph.

There are only two plants (apart from mosses and lichens) that grow in Antarctica, and on mainland Antarctica, these grow only on the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Answer 4

Antarctica is covered in ice -- 98%: there are no farm crops there.

Answer 5

There is no agriculture in Antarctica, it's too cold.
There is no agriculture in Antarctica.

Answer 6

Antartica has no agriculture, the ground is covered with thick layers of ice.

Answer 7

There are no crops grown on Antarctica: it's too cold. In the region, only algae, bacteria and fungi grow. None are considered 'crops'.

Answer 8

There are no crops grown on Antarctica.