Why are the parts of Antarctica not covered by glaciers like a desert?

Answer 1

Antarctica is frigid because it does not receive as much heat from the sun as other parts of earth do, so it is colder. To be a desert you must have little to no rainfall, like Antarctica. Antarctica is like this because (as already mentioned) the sun doesn't give it much heat , so very little (if any) evaporation occurs. Without evaporation clouds do not form and no rainfall occurs. In normal deserts (hot deserts) their is no rain because their is no water in the deserts to evaporate, and winds do not carry clouds with rain to the deserts.
Antarctica is a desert because the ice is dried ice s o it doesn't water.

Answer 2

This is because it is so dry, receiving very little precipitation, and because it is so cold, and cold air can hold very little moisture. Antarctica is the driest continent on earth.

Yes, Antarctica is considered a desert, because of the dryness, and lack of rain.

A desert is any area that receives an average precipitation of less than 10 inches a year. Antarctica receives less than 10 inches of precipitation annually, so it is a desert. Antarctica, however, is a cold desert, whereas most people think of deserts as hot. The humidity on Antarctica in generally hovers around the five percent range, which makes it a desert.

Answer 3

Yes, most of Antarctica is considered a desert as it receives very little precipitation each year. Some scientists consider it to be the driest desert in the world. Others consider the Atacama Desert in South America as the driest.

Answer 4

A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. The Antarctic fits that definition. Some scientists feel it is the driest desert in the world. Others argue that the Atacama Desert deserves that honor.

Answer 5

Antarctica, whether covered by ice sheets, glaciers or simply covered with dry soil, is arid like a desert, with about five percent humidity.

Answer 6

These would generally be the beaches and the tips of mountains that poke out from the continent's polar cap -- about two percent of the continent.

Answer 7

If a desert is defined as an area which has very little rainfall then Antarctica, which is too cold for rain, has no rainfall at all so it meets the definition of a desert.

Answer 8

All of Antarctica -- including the 98% of the continent covered by its ice sheet -- is considered a frigid desert, because the humidity is less than five percent.

Answer 9

A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. Antarctica meets this description.

Answer 10

Antarctica is considered a desert.