About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice, which averages at least 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) in thickness.
Antarctica is considered a dry desert.. this means the biome is a desert! also 98% of Antarctica is covered with ice !
Antarctica is considered to be the coldest desert in the world. It has a barren landscape and no rain fall.
Antarctica receives little rainfall in 1 year. About 35-50 centimeters of water is received in Antarctica. It may sound strange, but Antarctica is also considered a desert, a landscape/ region that receives little or no precipitation.
Believe it or not, with all of that frozen water around, Antarctica is considered to be desert.
Eastern Antarctica is directly south of Africa. Antarctica is home to over two thirds of the world fresh water is considered a desert due to its lack of precipitation and its barren landscape.
Antarctica is an extremely beautiful, pristine and exotic landscape.
There is no category of biome that covers Antarctica. Antarctica is the largest desert on earth (desert just means low humidity, not sand)
Ninety-eight percent of Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet. It's underlying landscape is mostly unknown, but it does represent 10% of the surface of the Earth.
The South Pole is on the continent of Antarctica. Antarctica is an ice-covered landmass, with mountains..
People who visit Antarctica are treated to the views of the most exotic landscape on earth.
Generally, tourists go to Antarctica to tour -- it is the most exotic visual landscape on earth.
Most of Antarctica is a desert, although the Antarctic Peninsula does have some characteristics of a polar tundra.