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Land area is land area, and the Antarctic continent covers about 10% of the earth's surface.
Ocean is ocean and the Southern Ocean -- according to Wikipedia: "...comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica. As such, it is regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions." Some measure it as "7.848 million sq miles (20.33 million km²)."
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoYou can include the area of the entire continent in your calculation of the land area of Antarctica's desert. It occupies about 10% of the earth's surface.
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∙ 9y agoThe Antarctic Desert is about 5,400,000 square miles or 14,000,000 square kilometers.
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Where are the tundra polar deserts found?
Tundras are a separate biome from deserts. The only polar desert is the Antarctic Desert. Most of the land area in the Arctic is tundra.
How big is the desert in Antarctica?
The Antarctic Desert is 14,000,000 square kilometers or 5,400,000 square miles in area. It is the largest desert on earth.The Antarctic Desert is 14,000,000 square kilometers or 5,400,000 square miles in area. It is the largest desert on earth.
What is arid barren land called?
Arid barren land is known as a desert, though the Antarctic (land of snow and ice) is also classed as a desert.
What desert is the largest?
The Antarctic Desert is the largest desert on earth.The Antarctic Desert is the largest desert on earth.
What fraction of the earth is covered with desert?
About one third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid.
What is the world's largest desert with an area of about 3 million square miles?
The world's largest desert is the Antarctic Desert with an area of 5,600,000 square miles.
What is the frozen desert?
The Antarctic Desert is a polar or ice desert.
How wide is the Antarctic Desert?
The area of the Antarctic and Arctic fluctuates according to the freezing and thawing of the ice sheets that surround them.
What proportion of the land area of planet is desert?
About 33-35% of the land area of the earth is desert.
What proportion of the land area of the planet is desert?
About 33-35% of the land area of the earth is desert.
What is the largest desert in the world and in what country is it?
The largest desert is the Antarctic Desert. It is located on the continent of Antarctica.The largest desert is the Antarctic Desert. It is located on the continent of Antarctica.
How big is the world's largest desert?
The largest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert which has an area of14,000,000 square kilometers or 5,600,000 square miles.
