The other condition is the lack of sunlight.
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
the ice
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.
The other condition is the lack of sunlight.
Antarctica is the highest, driest, windiest, coldest, darkest continent on earth. It is too extreme a place to make a home.
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.
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 does in the Arctic Ocean.
High altitude and I do not know the other one SORRY :(