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What region gets an average of less than 4 inches of rainfall a year?
The Antarctic is the driest continent on earth.
Is there another word for continent?
There is no perfect synonym for the noun continent although it might be less specifically called a "landmass."The adjective continent (austere) might have the synonyms abstinent/abstentious or restrained. In the more specific sense (chaste) it could have synonyms pure, virtuous, or celibate.
Cuba is less than a hundred miles away from what US state?
Florida is the US state that is less than a hundred miles away from Cuba.
What continent is home to the largest percentage of the world's population?
Asia, which is home to no less than 60% of the worlds population.
What distinct landmass is smaller than a continent?
An island is a distinct landmass that is smaller than a continent. Islands are surrounded by water and are typically less extensive in size compared to continents. Examples of islands include Hawaii, Madagascar, and Iceland.
What country is less than 700 miles from the antarctic peninsula?
Very, very small parts of Chile and Argentina both qualify.
What is Antarctica's average humidity?
Average humidity on the Antarctic continent is less than five percent: it is a desert.
What is the yearly average of rainfall in antarctica's tundra?
The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude and is located on the continent of Antarctica. Because it is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent.
What major lines of Latitude Antarctic Circle run through the US?
No point in the USA is less than about 5,900 miles from the Antarctic Circle.
What is the annual precipitation on Antarctica?
Generally, in Antarctica, it's too cold to rain. Precipitation in the Antarctic Peninsula may fall as rain, but the amounts are nominal. Other precipitation on the continent may fall as snow or ice crystals. Average humidity on the continent is about five percent.
How is it possible that no location in the Florida peninsula is more than 20 miles from open water?
Because the peninsula is narrow, less than 40 miles across. Even it you're in the middle, the coast can never be more than 20 miles away.
What is the most common places people go to in Antarctica?
Antarctica is not a tourist destination in the traditional sense. It has no tourist facilities, hotels or airports. A few airlines fly over Antarctica to show you the sights, then fly back to where they came from without landing. At least one company runs mountain climbing expeditions, but they make it clear that you need to be experienced and capable and fit enough to endure the rigours or polar mountaineering. Unless you are engaged in some sort of research with a large government grant, or work in support of science, you really have no business being there.Another AnswerMost tours of Antarctica are conducted from the sea, with departure points in Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and even South Africa. These tours generally aim for the Antarctic Peninsula, which is the most accessible and warmest part of the continent.
What is the latitude of the antarctic desert?
All of Antarctica is a 'polar desert' because the humidity there is less than five percent. The humidity in the Saraha desert is 25% to 30%. Any latitude below 60 degrees South latitude that lies on a continent is a latitude of the Antarctic desert.
Is the Antarctica Desert considered a named geographical feature?
All of the Antarctic continent is considered a desert, because there is less than five percent humidity there. It would be named a desert on desert-centric maps.
How much has Antarctica shrunk in the last 30 years?
Antarctica is a continent. It is not shrinking any more or less than any other continent on earth. In case you may be looking for how much the ice surrounding the continent has shrunk in the last 30 years, you can read more, below.
What region gets an average of less than 4 inches of rainfall a year?
The Antarctic is the driest continent on earth.
Why are ponies small?
The Shetland Islands, 75 miles north of the Antarctic peninsula is a cold, harsh place to live. To survive in this extreme climate the Shetland Pony, native to the area, evolved smaller, hardier and most definitely hairier, to be able to live in such a place. A pony's smaller body requires much less food than an average size horse that weighs around 1000 lbs.
