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No. It's too cold and there is no irrigation possible.
However, on some research stations, hydroponic gardening does occur, growing edibles. This follows the rules of the Antarctic Treaty.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoNaturally, no food grows in Antarctica: it's too cold and 98% of the continent is covered with an ice sheet.
However, in some research stations, lettuce, tomatoes, spices and edible flowers are grown hydroponically. All such food grown must be consumed on the continent, according to the Antarctic Treaty.
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∙ 9y agono they can't. the weather is to cold and the ground has no nutrients.
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Why no indigenous population in Antarctica?
Not practical to grow food.
Is it possible to grow food in antarctica?
Yes. Some research stations grow edible food in hydroponic labs.
What crops and vegetation grow well in Antarctica?
None. It's too cold to support any kind of food chain.
What eats liverwort in Antarctica?
Liverwort are small, from 2-20 millimeters -- 0.08- 0.8 inches -- wide. Individual plants may grow to 10 centimeters -- 4 inches, but not in Antarctica. Liverwort in Antarctica are not part of any food chain.
Why do spiders not live on Antarctica?
Antarctica is too cold to support life or any food chain on the continent.
Why can't owls live in antarctica?
It's too cold in Antarctica to support any kind of food chain or any animal life.
How does Antarctica environment make it hard for the people to live in?
Antarctica is harsh. It is the highest, coldest, darkest, windiest, driest and iciest continent on earth. There is no native food chain. No animal lives in Antarctica, or is native to the continent.
Crops in Antarctica?
There are none. It's too cold, the permafrost is too close to the surface, and the growing seasons are much too short to be of any use to grow any crops up there. Food has to be flown in by a cargo plane for the people to actually live in Antarctica.
Can pumpkins grow in Antarctica?
No, nothing can grow in Antarctica it is to cold.
Do you any bears live in antarctica?
No. There is no food chain to support bears -- or any animal -- in Antarctica: it's too cold.
Is Antarctica too cold for polar bears?
There is no food chain to support any animal in Antarctica.
How is Antarctica able to grow food?
There is no way that Antarctica could grow vegetation or food. All the animals that live on land in Antarctica, like Polar Bears and Penguins, are carnivores. Fish underwater eat smaller fish, and the smaller fish eat microorganisms that are impossible to see without a very powerful microscope.
