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There is no snow in Antarctica to speak of: humidity is about 5%. Blowing ice crystals are the most common form of frozen water. Because of the wind, and the motion of the ice crystals, depths are not measured, unless there are drifts.
Drifts can measure up to the roofs of buildings.
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Antarctica Annual rainfall c?
Annual precipitation in Antarctica has to be measured in snow fall rather than rain. Since the average temperature is usually -70 degrees Fahrenheit, the average annual snow fall, measured as a water equivalent, is 6.5 inches per year.
Does Antarctica have a lot of snow?
No. Antactica recieves very little snow as there is very little moisture there to produce it. However, what little snow does fall there does not melt.
What percent of snow is in the Antarctic?
All of the snow in Antarctica -- is snow in Antarctica.
What is the average snow fall in a month in Antarctica?
Because Antarctica is the driest continent on earth -- with only about five percent humidity -- there is no snow. There are blizzard conditions, however, in which ice crystals blow with some density and force.
What are the different types of snow in antarctica?
The frozen water in Antarctica is ice, not snow.
Why is snow pink in antarctica?
The pink you see in Antarctica is a refraction of the available light. There is no natural 'pink snow' in Antarctica.
What season is it in Antarctica when it is fall in Europe?
It is spring in Antarctica when it is fall in Europe.
Where do snow petrels live in antarctica?
Snow petrels are distributed in the southern region of Antarctica.
How much snow is formed per year in Antarctica?
Most of Antarctica is too dry for snow to form: it is the driest continent on earth. Moisture generally evaporates before it reaches the surface of the continent. The snow that does fall is compressed into ice, that over millenia has formed the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent.
Does it snow in antarctca?
No, but it does in Antarctica.
What is cool in Antarctica?
the snow
Do snow lions live in Antarctica?
No. It's too cold and there is no food chain on the continent.
