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The Antarctic is classed as a desert. A desert doesn't have to be hot and full of sand-dunes. a definition from a dictionary is: any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water, permanent frost, or absence of soil.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoTemperature is not a determining factor for a desert. A desert is determined by rainfall. Cold deserts receive little annual precipitation and that classifies them as a desert. A desert is a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year.
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∙ 8y agoThe polar regions receive little annual precipitation and have limited plant life. Antarctica is considered to be the largest and coldest desert on earth. Most scientists do not consider the Arctic to be true desert as much of it is either sea or sea ice. Those limited areas on land are mostly tundra, a distinct biome.
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∙ 8y agoYes, cold ocean currents can contribute to the formation of deserts, The cold water prevents or limits the amount of evaporation that could condense into clouds that could bring rainfall to dry areas along the coastal regions.
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∙ 15y agothey aren't always, but when they are, it is because the ocean water is too cold to evaporate.
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∙ 8y agobecause they don't have any plants or trees like the deserts
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∙ 6y agoGenerally, polar regions have low precipitation, much as do the warm deserts.
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∙ 6y agoThe polar regions have a low humidity and little precipitation.
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∙ 13y agothey have little water.
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Are polar regions considered arid desert areas?
Both are considered to have less than 25 centimeters of rain each year
What climate zone are deserts located in?
Deserts are located in temperate, tropical, and even polar regions. They are not confined to a particular climate zone.
What is the relationship between deserts semiarid regions?
Deserts receives less percipitation than Semiarid regions.
What are deserts in Mozambique?
There are no desert regions in Mozambique.
What are the types of cold deserts?
Polar Deserts - Antarctica Cold Winter Deserts - Gobi, Great Basin, Patagonian Cool Coastal Deserts - Atacama, Namib
Ice desert location?
Both the north and south polar regions are considered to be ice deserts. This is because the regions have almost no precipitation throughout the year.
Are polar regions considered arid desert areas?
Both are considered to have less than 25 centimeters of rain each year
Which continents have deserts mountain ranges polar regions and dense forests?
Europe, Asia and North America meet the specifications. All have deserts, mountains, dense forests and polar regions.
Why do some scientists consider the polar regions to be deserts?
A desert is an area with a small amount of precipitation (rainfall) per year. Since the polar regions are so cold they get next to no rainfall so are considered desert due to that fact.
What climate zone are deserts located in?
Deserts are located in temperate, tropical, and even polar regions. They are not confined to a particular climate zone.
Why are polar regions and deserts not alike?
Antarctica is considered a true desert based on its lack of precipitation. The Arctic is not considered to be a true desert as much of it is not land but sea ice and what land is found there is considered to be tundra, a distinct biome, different from a desert.
What three continents have desert regions?
Every continent has some type of desert. North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia have hot dry deserts. Both polar continents have polar deserts.
Where would the temperature of the ocean probably be lowest?
The coldest temperature in the ocean will be in the polar regions. North and South have specific regions that are considered polar.
What regions are considered desert?
Regions that receive less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall on average per year are considered as deserts.
Where is the lowest risk of tornadoes?
The lowest risk of tornadoes is in regions that either very cold or very dry. Tornadoes are very rare in deserts, polar, and subpolar regions.
What regions are in Antarctica?
All of Antarctica is considered a polar desert region.
What is the same between the Arctic and Antarctica?
Both are considered polar regions.
