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Antarctica has virtually no precipitation of note. If we exclude it, Australia is the driest continent. While Northern Africa is very arid, the Congo River basin is one of the wettest large areas on Earth. Only the Amazon basin receives more rain.

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Who much precipitation does Antarctica?

No much. Average humidity on the continent is five percent. It is the driest continent on earth.


Which continent receives the second lowest amount of precipitation?

Antarctica is the continent that has the lowest amount of precipitation within a year. The second lowest amount of precipitation annually is recorded by South America who averages .03 of an inch of rain.


What continent after Antarctica receives the least amount of average annual precipitation?

africa


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.


Driest continent other than australia?

Antarctica is the driest continent on Earth outside of Australia. It receives very little precipitation, with most of the continent being a cold desert.


What continent is a desert also?

Antarctica is a continent, and also the world's largest desert, due to the lack of precipitation. It is a cold desert, not a hot desert.


Which continent is an entire desert?

The continent that is considered to be an entire desert is Antarctica. It is called a desert because it only get an annual precipitation of 8 inches.


Receiving less than 2 inches of precipitation annually this is the driest continent?

Yes.


What is the rainiest continent on earth?

Antarctica is considered the rainiest continent on Earth, but most of this precipitation falls as snow rather than rain. The coastal regions of Antarctica receive the most precipitation due to their proximity to the Southern Ocean.


How much precipitation does Antarctica have?

Antarctica's average humidity is about five percent. For a continent which is the size of USA and Mexico combined, this makes Antarctica a desert. On the northern coasts, there may be as much as eight inches of precipitation per year, and elsewhere, precipitation is negligible.


What is Antarctica's precipitation like?

There is little or no precipitation on the Antarctic continent: it is classified as a desert with about five percent humidity. However, it has been known to rain on the Antarctic Peninsula.


What are the major deserts in Antarctica?

The entire continent of Antarctica is a desert with an annual precipitation of 8 inches.