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Why is most of Greenland covered with snow throughout the year?
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∙ 11y ago
Greenland is not near the Equator. The warmest countries are on or near the Equator. Because of the location, Greenland is very cold up far in the North. Everything far South or North of the Equator is usually cold. Ex. Antartica.
In my opinion, Greenland should be called Iceland and Iceland should be Greenland considering Iceland is warm and Greenland is cold:)
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What is like a rockslide but on a snow- covered mountin?
An avalanche is like a rockslide, but on a snow-covered mountain.
When warm and moist winds blow over snow-covered ground what is most likely to result?
advection fog
Which is correct covered by snow or covered with snow?
That's a really difficult a question. In British English either is equally correct though they can have subtle differenced in meaning which I am finding difficulty explaining. Of course you have the third variant which is "Covered 'in' snow".I'm sure that somebody else can describe it in technical terms. But my understanding as a natural English speaker is....Covered 'by' snow kind of infers that this action has recently occurred.e.g. The parked car was covered by snow.Covered 'with' snow kind of infers that the object has not recently been covered.e.g. The parked car was covered with snow.Covered 'in' snow is kind of descriptive.e.g. The parked car was covered in snow.You know what I don't think it matters, choose one and use it,
What is blanket of snow?
It means that the street is completely covered by a solid sheet (or metaphorical blanket) or snow. Someone looking at it would only see snow, and not the street.
Why does it only snow in winter?
It doesn't only snow in winter, in some parts of the world it snows throughout. Otherwise, yes snow is associated with winter in most parts of the world. The earth is usually orbiting furthest from the sun in this season; thus the temperatures will decrease and liquids become solids.
Is Greenland always covered by ice?
Most of Greenland is covered by a continental glacier, so it is permanently under ice. The remainder of Greenland is only snow-covered during parts of the year.
Why most of Greenland is covered with snow?
The Greenland ice sheet covers about 80 percent of Greenland! It's the second-biggest ice sheet in the world, after Antarctica
What does Greenland look like?
Despite Greenland's name, Greenland is actually covered by ice and snow. However, there are parts of Greenland that are quite green.
Is Greenland Iceland?
No. There is one little confusing thing though. Iceland is green and warm, while Greenland is covered in snow and ice.
How many months of the year is the Arctic covered in snow?
Some parts are covered for 3 or 4 months while others are covered for most of the year. If the highest latitudes were land rather than ocean, these would be covered all year. However, if the snow never melted, glaciers/ice sheets would form as you see in Greenland and higher elevations in the Arctic. However, in many places where snow melts, the ground is still frozen throughout the year - this is called permafrost.
Why is Greenland called Greenland if its not green?
See etymology at the Wikipedia link below.
Is Greenland called the land of snow?
Yes , Greenland is called the land of snow.It is cool throughout the year. The temperature is always below freezing point.It has heavy snofall everyweek.
Why is Antarctica snow covered throughout the year?
Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet -- about 90% of the world's ice. There is very little snow: it's too cold and dry.
The peak of a mountain near the equator is covered with snow throughout the year?
Kilimanjaro. Cotopaxi
What can you do in Greenland?
nothing, its just a island 15 times bigger than the uk that is covered with snow so you can just have snowball fights
What is greenhouse used for?
Refrigiration. Like Greenland, greenhouses are not actually green but rather covered in snow whereas Iceland is ironically totally green.
Does Greenland get snow?
Yes It does
