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Most of Antarctica is too dry for snow to form: it is the driest continent on earth.
Moisture generally evaporates before it reaches the surface of the continent. The snow that does fall is compressed into ice, that over millenia has formed the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent.
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Which gets more snow a year alaska or Antarctica?
Most of Alaska gets much more snow than most of Antarctica.
How deep is the snow every year in Antarctica?
There is no snow to speak of in Antarctica: there's not enough humidity to produce snow. Blizzards are made up of blowing ice crystals.
Which continent gets two inches of snow a year?
antarctica
Why is Antarctica so cold if it is a desert?
Desert not always mean a hot place. A desert is a place where rainfall (or the equivalent in snow) is less than 10 inches (250 mm) per year. rainfall is not these much in Antarctica. That's why antarctica is a desert.
Does it snow a lot in antarctica compared to other countries?
Yes, Antarctica receives more snowfall than most other countries, with some areas averaging over 6 inches of snow per year. The interior of Antarctica is the driest place on Earth, but coastal regions can receive much higher amounts of snowfall.
What continents snow all year around?
Antarctica. And a country is canada
Why is Antarctica snow covered throughout the year?
Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet -- about 90% of the world's ice. There is very little snow: it's too cold and dry.
What can you see in Winter But Not in Summer?
Presumably snow, but in places like Antarctica they have snow and ice year round. Therefore, I am unsure about the exact answer to this question, but I stick with snow.
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 mammals live in antarctica all year-round?
The only mammal that can survive in Antarctica all year is a human mammal.
Does it snow all year round in Antarctica?
No, but because Antarctica is at such a low latitude the sun does shine and never sets for a few weeks in mid-summer. In mid-winter, they experience the opposite when the sun does not rise above the horizon at all. If you would like to know the day length on any given day at any of the stations, go to the Web Link ' Australian Antarctic Division - Sunlight Hours' to the left.
How much does it rain a year at Antarctica?
never
