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Antarctica is sometimes considered the driest place on earth, so it is drier than all the other deserts of the world, except for the Atacama in South America where it is drier than most of the Antarctic land. There are few places in Antarctica, however, that are just as dry or maybe even drier than the Atacama.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoBecause Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent. The interior of Antarctica is considered the world's driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapour out of the air.
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∙ 9y agoThere are two divergent answers. One says that the Atacama is drier, the other says Antarctica is drier. I would say it is basically a tie. Both receive virtually no precipitation.
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∙ 9y agoIt is basically a tie. Some claim Antarctica is drier in some locations, others say the Atacama is drier.
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∙ 8y agoYes, Antarctica is considerably drier than the Mojave Desert. Some consider Antarctica to be the driest desert on earth. Others say the honor goes to the Atacama Desert of South America,
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What is the same about Antarctica and the Sahara?
Antarctica and the Sahara are both very dry, so they are both classified as deserts.
What is the difference between the Sahara Desert and the Atacama Desert?
The Sahara Desert is a hot, sandy desert. Antarctica is a continent with a large desert covering much of it's surface. It is of course cold and much of it consists of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, although the dry valleys in the trans-antarctic mountains are not ice covered, and have sand dunes like more temperate deserts.
Is Antarctica a dry desert?
Actually Antarctica is a desert, it's arid with only about five percent humidity. Plus it is exceptionally cold. By comparison, the Sahara desert in Africa is rated at from 25% to 30% humidity.
Is Sahara the biggest desert?
No, actually. The Antarctic Desert is the largest desert, though some geographers disagree. A desert is determined by its annual precipitation, and Antarctica is definitely a dry cold area.Deserts are normally divided into "cold" and "hot" deserts.The Sahara is the largest hot desert and Antarctica the largest cold desertThe Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert on Earth, but the largest desert overall is the Antarctic.
What continent is primarily a desert?
Australia.Actually, Antarctica is a cold, dry desert and occupies almost all of the continent.
Is a desert cold and dry?
Yes, they are dry. Many of them are also cold at night, depending on latitude and season.
What area is dry in the Sahara?
The entire Sahara is dry. That is why it is called a desert.
What is the name of the large region of dry plain south of the Sahara in northern Africa?
The largest desert in Africa is the Sahara Desert which is also the third largest desert in te world. It can also be called the Western Sahara desert. The largest desert in the world is Antarctica; although many people define deserts as a giant, hot and sandy piece of land, the correct definition is simply just a huge plain.
When is it wet or dry in the Sahara Desert?
What do you think. dry
What are 2 characteristics of the Sahara desert?
Hot and dry. That's the basic idea of the Sahara Desert.
What type of reasoning is The air is dry in deserts The Sahara is a desert The Gobi is a desert The Mohave is a desert The air is dry in the Sahara the gobi antd the mohave?
inductive reasoning
Which is the largest desert of the world?
Antarctica is the largest desert in the world.
