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A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year. Antarctica, even though it is covered largely by ice, meets that criterion. Antarctica received very little snow each year.
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Is the North Pole considered a dessert?
I believe you mean a desert, in which case the answer is yes.
What are 2 names of polar deserts?
There is actually only one true polar desert and that is the Antarctic Desert. The Arctic region consists primarily of sea ice and some tundra and is not considered to be a true desert.
What is the climate region of ice cap?
"arctic"
Is the desert biome found in a polar tropical or temperate zone?
Tropical because it cant be cold that's why its the desrt The above answer previously posted by someone is completely senseless. The definition of a desert is an area which has a higher rate of evaporation than precipitation. The polar ice-caps are considered a desert just like the Sahara desert. To answer the question above, there is no such thing as a polar tropical climate region and the desert biome can be found anywhere that matches its definition. More specifically, just a desert can be classified further into categories like polar desert, temperate desert, and tropical desert.
Are the North and South Poles considered deserts?
The South Pole, which is located in Antarctica, is a desert. The North Pole is not located on a continent but on sea ice so cannot be considered as a desert. Continental lands that do surround the Arctic would be considered as tundra.
Is the Arctic the largest desert?
The Sahara is the largest non-arctic desert.
Much of antarctica is considered what type of biome?
Antarctica is considered a dry desert.. this means the biome is a desert! also 98% of Antarctica is covered with ice !
Is there a polar region starting with ice?
The Arctic and antarctic are the two polar ice regions. Iceland does exist, but is not considered to be a polar region.
Why is Arctic a desert?
The Arctic is not a desert. Most of the Arctic is sea ice, not solid land. Most of the small area that is on land is considered as tundra, a separate biome from the desert. The Antarctic is grounded on solid earth and is considered to be a true desert because of its low precipitation each year.
Why are polar regions and deserts not alike?
Antarctica is considered a true desert based on its lack of precipitation. The Arctic is not considered to be a true desert as much of it is not land but sea ice and what land is found there is considered to be tundra, a distinct biome, different from a desert.
What percent of ice is the antarctica desert?
One hundred percent of Antarctica's ice is considered part of its polar desert: the humidity is only five percent, as compared with the Sahara's, which is 25% to 30%.
Why is the Arctic not the most northern desert?
The Arctic is not considered to be desert as much of the Arctic is sea ice or open sea and some tundra. Tundra is a distinct biome in its own right. The Gobi Desert is considered the most northerly.
