Though Antarctica summons a mental picture of snow-covered terrain, it’s Dry Valleys are actually the world’s driest spot. The valleys have extremely low humidity and almost no ice or snow cover the largest ice-free region on the continent. Nearby mountains are high...
Antarctica is the coldest continent on Earth. It's also among the driest. 1 (cover) about 14 million square kilometers around the South Pole, it is the fifth 2 (large) continent in the world. A high mountain range, the Transantarctic Mountains, 3 (run) from east to west, cutting th...
Earth was-94.7℃in eastern Antarctica in-2010.The continent experiences regular Katabatic winds,reaching 300 km per hour.There is little rainfall and the air is very dry.Indeed,the Polar Plateau (极地高原) is regarded as a desert which experiences similar rainfall levels to the Sahara Desert. ...
aOn the largest island and the smallest continent in the world more than 18 million people make their home among unusual flora and fauna and some of the most unique animals in the world: the kangaroo, the dingo (a howling, doglike night hunter), the koala bear, and the platypus. One of...
根据第一段“Antarctica (南极洲) is the coldest place on Earth. It's also the driest. With annual rainfall close to zero, Antarctica is technically a desert. Covering about 14 million square kilometers around the South Pole, it is the fifth largest continent in the world. A high mountain ...
Antarctica(南极), the coldest, windiest and driest continent(大陆), is in the most southern partof our planet(星球). The coldest temperature ever recorded there was -89.2 C. Wind speeds canreach up to 320 kilometers an hour. Even the hottest desert in the world sees more rain than the ...
Antarctica (南极洲) is the coldest, windiest, highest and driest continent (大陆) on the planet. The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -94.7℃ in eastern Antarctica in 2010. The continent experiences regular Katabatic winds, reaching 300 km per hour. There is little rainfall and ...
The timing of linear dune activity in the Strzelecki and Tirari Deserts, Australia Linear dunes occupy more than one-third of the Australian continent, but the timing of their formation is poorly understood. In this study, we collected 82... KE Fitzsimmons,EJ Rhodes,JW Magee,... - 《Quate...
ofthe continent.Severe low temperatures vary with latitude,elevation,and distance from the ocean;EastAntarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation.Antarctic Peninsula hasthe most 9 climate.Higher temperatures occur in January 10 the coast and averageslightly below 11 Average...
explorers. Most of the early diaries and tales of exploration of Antarctica are filled with stories of how the weather was man’s biggest enemy on the continent. Nature’s power is seldom seen asferociousas it is in Antarctica, making it one of the most difficult places to live on Earth....