What two conditions make Antarctica the coldest place?

Antarctica is the coldest place on earth because the sun's rays hardly reach there. ...

Sun rays are almost parallel to the surface at Antarctica.

It's farthest from the sun.

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it is situated at the southernmost pole it has a lesser land mass & stronger winds ...

One reason that Antarctica is the coldestce place on earth is that it has high altitude. IT IS A COLD PLACE BECAUSE NOT MUCH HEAT GETS THERE. THEREFORE IT IS COLD. sorry about the caps ...

Antarctica is the coldest, darkest, driest, highest, windiest, iciest continent on earth. These extreme conditions make it a deadly place where human visitors require shelter. ...

the lack of sunlight and the continent's ice sheet that covers it by 98%.

The other condition is the lack of sunlight.

1- Antarctica is in the south pole and there for the sun's rays reach it less than in the equator. 2- It has the Atlantic ocean at it's coasts. ...

Antarctica is polar and is a continent, making it about 30 degrees F. colder than its northern counterpart. As well, the continent is covered -- 98% -- by an ice sheet. ...

Antarctica is the highest, driest, windiest, coldest, darkest continent on earth. It is too extreme a place to make a home. ...

Ice and lack of sunlight during the winter. It's about 30 degrees colder than the northern polar regions, on average. ...

Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet -- 90% of the earth's store of ice is there. Plus, beginning September 21, at the Antarctic Circle, there are increasingly longer periods of no sunrises the farther south you are on the continent. ...

It's at a position on earth where it only gets a small amount of sunlight. The world is tilted, so it's usually in shadow. ...

Antarctica is the coldest continent on earth, and 98% of its surface is covered by an ice sheet. There is relatively no or little humidity on the continent -- less than five percent. These combine to make Antarctica an ice desert. ...

High altitude and I do not know the other one SORRY :(

Antarctica is the only continent to not contain any countries due to its uninhabitance of humans. It is the southernmost continent. It is also the only continent to be the greenest and least affected by human interference, again, due to its uninhabitance. Antarctica is also one of the coldest places on the planet. ...

The Northpole or Alaska, they're BOTH really cold. Make sure to watch my show @ 11:00 A.M. on The CW11 Network and also make sure to catch "The Steve Wilkos Show" right after mines which is 12:00 P.M. on The CW11 Network. P. S. Only if you live in New York you can catch those shows Interior Antarctica is the coldest place on earth due to its high elevation and location near the South Pole. Temperatures in the winter drop below -100...

no countries make up Antarctica Antarctica just makes up Antarctica

> because it is the polar redion and the sun hardly ever reaches it, and if it does then the heat doesnt. ...

Two things. One, being at the South Pole, it's tied for being the farthest from the Equator with the Arctic ice at the North Pole. Being so far means it doesn't get a whole lot of sun. Two, and this is the difference maker, Antarctica is a land mass. This not only provides elevation (Antarctica's permanence allows ice to constantly accumulate, providing considerable elevation which drops the temperature further) but also prevents the temperature-balancing effects of water from tempering the cold the way it...

This is not practical, since there are no cities, infrastructure or support systems for other than temporary workers in pursuit of science. Antarctica is the highest, driest, windiest, darkest and coldest continent on earth. Its environment is too extreme to support any kind of life. ...

There are no countries in Antarctica

There are no countries in Antarctica.