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How can an area be called a desert if it is covered in ice or snow?
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∙ 8y ago
If it was covered in ice or snow it would not be a desert. the definition of a desert is hot and dry climate. if the desert were covered in snow; the snow would melt and the desert would no longer be DRY.
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Antarctica is a desert because it is arid, with humidity at less than five percent, which classifies it as a desert. It is true that other deserts are hot and dry: Antarctica is cold and dry.
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Are there deserts with ice?
Yes, Antarctica is the world's largest desert and is covered by ice and snow.
What is the lowest elevation in a particular area that remains covered in snow all year?
snow line
What is blanket of snow?
It means that the street is completely covered by a solid sheet (or metaphorical blanket) or snow. Someone looking at it would only see snow, and not the street.
What is the highest number of days that you could live in the snow for?
You can live your whole life, in theroy, in a snow covered area.
Which term describes the lowest elevation in a particular area that remains covered in snow all year?
snow line by riley in dys
What is found in Antarctica?
mostAntarctic's is a high flat plateau of ice covered in snow Antarctica is cold because it is high and because it is covered in snow year round Antarctica is found in south polealthough the biggest desert found in AntarcticaBy Robera Bekele
What is the The area of a glacier where losses of ice exceed the addition of snow is called?
It's called the ablation area. The area where the snow and ice gain is greater than loss is called the accumulation area.
What is the coldest desert with snow?
Antarctica is the coldest desert that receives snow.
Can a desert have sand and snow?
Yes, even a sandy desert can have snow.
What was Apollo's beautiful snow covered mountain called?
Mount Hadley Delta
How much snow is there in a desert in the summer?
The only desert with snow in the summer is Antarctica.
Does it snow in the Mojave Desert?
Yes, it does snow in the Mojave Desert but it is a rare event.
