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Antarctica is a desert with about five percent humidity. This means that very low amounts of moisture are available to be frozen into glaciers.
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Why do glaciers grow slowly in Antarctica?
With so little precipitation, it is difficult for glaciers to grow more quickly. What this also means is that the existing glaciers are millions of years old.
Are glaciers only found in Antarctica?
No, glaciers are found on mountains on every continent on earth, including Antarctica.
What kind of glaciers are Antarctica and Alpine?
Antarctica is a continental glacier. Alpine glaciers are a different type of glacier.
Are there glaciers in Alaska?
No, the only continental glaciers are in Greenland and Antarctica.
Why are glaciers slow?
glaciers are very big
Are there continental glaciers in Alaska?
No, the only continental glaciers are in Greenland and Antarctica.
What are the four longest rivers in Antarctica?
There are no 'rivers' in Antarctica, unless you consider glaciers as flowing rivers of ice. You can review the lists, below, and identify the longest glaciers in Antarctica.
What covers Greenland and Antarctica?
Glaciers.
Do glaciers move slow?
Really Slow!
Is Antarctica covered in alpine glaciers?
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What number of glaciers are there in Antarctica?
Antarctica is about as large as USA and Mexico, combined. Ninety-eight percent of it is covered with an ice sheet containing innumerable glaciers.
Which continent did glaciers first appear?
Glaciers first appeared on the continent of Antarctica. The oldest known glaciers on Antarctica have been dated to around 30 to 35 million years ago.
