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Antarctica is considered a desert, with annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) along the coast and far less inland. The temperature in Antarctica has reached −89 °C (−129 °F). That would make it a cold desert.
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What types of desert are there?
There are two major classes of deserts:Hot Deserts such as the Sahara, the Arabian Desert and the Mojave Desert.Cold Deserts such as Antarctica, the Gobi Desert and the Patagonian Desert.
How many different kinds of deserts are there?
There are two categories of deserts: hot desertsand cold desertsExamplesHot sub tropical deserts - Sahara, Arabian Desert, Thar Desert, Mojave DesertCold winter deserts - Antarctic Desert, Gobi Desert, Great Basin Desert Under the cold desert heading we also include cool coastal deserts including the Atacama, Namib and Sechura.
What animals can both live in the desert and the Arctic?
There are several.cariboupolar beararctic foxwolf/wolverinemusk oxwhalesbirdsharp sealswalruserminelemmingarctic harearctic ground squirrel
Is there winter in the desert?
Yes, all deserts experience a winter season. In cold deserts the winter can be bitterly cold with snow. In hot deserts the winters are generally quite mild. However, under unusual conditions, even hot deserts can have short periods of cold temperatures and even the occasional snow storm.
What is a cold desert in Australia?
There are no cold deserts in Australia. All of the deserts in Australia are hot subtropical deserts.
What parts of the world are not inhabited by bees?
The arctic and antarctic (too cold), and in deserts (no flowers).
Are there hot and cold deserts?
Yes. Deserts are areas which receive almost no precipitation - less than 250mm per year. This includes the Antarctic and Arctic deserts, which are cold, but also more well known deserts such as the Sahara and Gobi deserts.
Which continents have Antarctic cold deserts?
One: Antarctica.
How are the Arctic and antarctic alike?
their both cold
What are two ways Polar Regions and Deserts alike?
The Arctic and Antarctic oceans are both near a pole of the Earth.The Antarctic and Arctic oceans are both cold, dark, remote, and close to the Earth's poles.The Arctic, as well as the Antarctice, are both cold and dark.
Can Arctic foxes live in the Antarctic?
No, the Antarctic has a very cold climate and has no terrestrial food chain to support Arctic foxes.
What are the two classifications of deserts?
Deserts are classified as either being hot or cold. The Sahara is a hot desert, the Atacama and Antarctic are classified as cold deserts.
What is the climate in the arctic and the antarctic?
Cold, with little precipitation.
Are there plants in cold deserts?
Yes, there are plants in cold deserts. Even some sheltered parts of the Antarctic Desert have a few lichens, mosses and algae.
Cold desert means?
The Arctic and the Southern continent, formerly the Antarctic.
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.
Do both Antarctic and Arctic have Narwhals?
No Narwhals only exist in the Arctic. The Southern Ocean is too cold for these animals.
