The other condition is the lack of sunlight.
Antarctica is the coldest place on earth because the sun's rays hardly reach there.
Sun rays are almost parallel to the surface at Antarctica.
It's farthest from the sun.
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it is situated at the southernmost pole it has a lesser land mass & stronger winds
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1- Antarctica is in the south pole and there for the sun's rays reach it less than in the equator. 2- It has the Atlantic ocean at it's coasts.
The other condition is the lack of sunlight.
Antarctica is the highest, driest, windiest, coldest, darkest continent on earth. It is too extreme a place to make a home.
It's at a position on earth where it only gets a small amount of sunlight. The world is tilted, so it's usually in shadow.
Two things.One, being at the South Pole, it's tied for being the farthest from the Equator with the Arctic ice at the North Pole. Being so far means it doesn't get a whole lot of sun.Two, and this is the difference maker, Antarctica is a land mass. This not only provides elevation (Antarctica's permanence allows ice to constantly accumulate, providing considerable elevation which drops the temperature further) but also prevents the temperature-balancing effects of water from tempering the cold the way it does in the Arctic Ocean.
The Northpole or Alaska, they're BOTH really cold. Make sure to watch my show @ 11:00 A.M. on The CW11 Network and also make sure to catch "The Steve Wilkos Show" right after mines which is 12:00 P.M. on The CW11 Network. P. S. Only if you live in New York you can catch those showsInterior Antarctica is the coldest place on earth due to its high elevation and location near the South Pole. Temperatures in the winter drop below -100 F somewhat routinely.Antarctica, specifically at the Russian Vostok Station, where the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -89.2 degrees Celsius (-128.6 F) on 21st July, 1983.Verkoyansk in SiberiaThis is in Antarctica, no doubt. The coldest temperature was recorded at Vostok research station in the interior of the continent. But it is likely that the coldes location is in a place called Dome C, also in interior Antarctica at high elevations, but observations are obviously sparse here. It is believed that we will see a new record here soon now that there are a few stations up.