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No, Antarctica has not always been frozen. The continent was once much warmer and covered in forests millions of years ago. The current ice cover formed over the past few million years as the climate cooled.
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Coal and oil have been found in frozen Antarctica?
no they ahven ttheyve been found in the mountinous capsual swhich haven t seen day light in over 400,000 years It has been found Idk how but this person has no idea what their talking about >:/
What is the only continent that's completely frozen in the soil?
Antarctica is the only continent that is completely frozen in the soil. The majority of the continent is covered in ice, with thick ice sheets that have formed over millions of years.
What amount of water on the earth is frozen at the poles?
Approximately 70% of the world's freshwater is frozen in the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland. This represents about 2% of the total water on Earth.
Why is antarctica a frozen desert and not a tundra?
Antarctica is classified as a frozen desert because it receives very low amounts of precipitation, mostly in the form of snow, which does not support much plant life. Tundra, on the other hand, receives more precipitation and can support a variety of plants, including grasses, mosses, and shrubs.
What type of soil does antarctica have?
Antarctica's soil is primarily composed of gravel, sand, silt, and clay, with limited organic matter content. The extreme cold temperatures and limited precipitation in Antarctica make soil formation slow, and most areas are covered by ice with little exposed soil.
Was Antarctica always frozen?
No. Continents have wandered over millions of years. Antarctica has been hot.
Is Antarctica part of the frozen seas?
Antarctica is a continent surrounded in winter by frozen sea -- in particular the Southern Ocean.
What is the frozen desert called?
The frozen desert is called Antarctica.
What is the smallest mountain In antarctica?
The frozen continent of Antarctica has rarely been explored. One thing that has been found though is the smallest mountain. It is part of a glacial trench and the lowest point on the continent.
Where is Antarctica located now?
Antarctica is located -- and always has been located -- south of the Antarctic Circle.
Which is known as the frozen continent?
Antarctica is known as the frozen continent.
What are the different types of snow in antarctica?
The frozen water in Antarctica is ice, not snow.
Is the water always cold in Antarctica?
The Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica can support liquid water temperatures to about 27 degrees F, below which the water is frozen. You can decide if this makes the water 'cold'.
Antarctica is made of frozen what?
Antarctica, the continent, is bedrock and soil. Ninety-eight percent of it is covered, however, by frozen water -- an ice sheet.
Why are there no native inhabitants of Antarctica?
There May have been some native peoples living on the coast, but Antarctica is a frozen desert. unlike the Canadian arctic, there is no lakes or rivers in Antarctica, there fore there is no fishing.
Which continent is called as frozen continent?
Antarctica
Where is the earth's frozen desert?
Antarctica is mostly a frozen desert, the largest desert in the world.
