2007-01-19 01:20:50 · 8 answers · asked by sneha 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
It gets very little annual precipitation. The whole continent is classified as a desert.
2007-01-19 01:28:15 · answer #1 · answered by The Maestro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way that it works is that air travels to Antarctica at high altitudes and not carrying much moisture. Then the cold makes the air fall when it reaches the south pole and it drops to ground level. The cold dry air then streams out over the land away from the pole in all directions.
2007-01-19 09:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that is kind of complicated. Basically it is so cold there that the moisture in the air freezes and falls to the ground. Because there is no moisture in the air it is completely dry. Even the Sahara Desert has some humidity.
2007-01-19 09:34:30 · answer #3 · answered by Hatchet Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antartica has an average humidity of 0.03%
It so SO dry there that trying to breath the air will not only freeze your lungs, but will also suck all the moisture out of them in seconds, essentially flash freeze drying them.
2007-01-19 09:29:27 · answer #4 · answered by MrKnowItAll 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It rarely rains or snows because it is too cold for the air to hold moisture.
2007-01-19 09:24:45 · answer #5 · answered by DT 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it does not get any precipitation. The ice formed only because of the temperature. It is too far South to get any weather: i.e clouds i.e. snow.
2007-01-19 09:37:58 · answer #6 · answered by retardfish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have the flow of cold currents.
2007-01-19 09:27:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it never rains there?
2007-01-19 10:12:33 · answer #8 · answered by simsjk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋