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Whiteout is defined by WikiAnswers.Com as a polar weather condition caused by a heavy cloud cover over the snow, in which the light coming from above is approximately equal to the light reflected from below, and which is characterized by absence of shadow, invisibility of the horizon, and discernibility of only very dark objects.
When a whiteout occurs in Antarctica, it's called an Antarctic whiteout.
This weather condition can also occur in the north polar region and in mountainous regions throughout the world.
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Can you change the proper noun Antarctica to a proper adjective?
The proper adjective for Antarctica is Antarctic, as in Antarctic Circle.
What is the opposite of Antarctic?
Arctic
How is the word peniguan spelled?
Penguin? Like, the antarctic bird?
Who knows what word arctic and Antarctic mean. These are Eskimo words?
The word Arctic means "bear" and Antarctic means "No bear" referring to the polar bear. The polar bear lives only in the north pole
How do you spell peingwins?
The correct spelling of the plural noun is "penguins" (flightless birds of the Antarctic).
What is it like in the Antarctic?
Cold and white
Is the Arctic white fox from the Arctic or Antarctic?
The Arctic fox is found only in the Arctic. There are no foxes in Antarctica. Except for coastal areas where there are seals and sea lions, there are no mammals in the Antarctic.
What have transplant surgeons learned from Antarctic ice fish?
that the fish has no blood and all there body parts are white.
Does the antarctic minke whale have a white stripe on their fin?
No. Only the northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) possesses a white transverse band on the anterior surface of its pectoral fin. Antarctic minkes have a uniformly light gray pectoral fin, which can appear whitish when seen underwater.
What do Antarctic foxes look like?
They don't exist. The Arctic fox is a white fox... how about a google images search?
Do seals camouflage?
not really. seals can be different colours or textures. white seals can camoflage well in the Antarctic but they don't do it purposley.
Is the Antarctic Desert in Africa?
No its in the Antarctic
List 5 antarctic fish?
pouched lamprey,toothfish, murray cod, icefish,plunderfish
Why is Scott base in Antarctic green?
The Scott Base buildings are painted green so that they are visible against the white, icy landscape.
Is there an Antarctic Circle?
Yes, there is an Antarctic Circle.
What is a peninsula in the Antarctic region?
The Antarctic Peninsula
What does the Antarctic Lemming eat?
There are no lemmings in the Antarctic.
