179k views
3 votes
Why does Antarctica receive less precipitation each year than some deserts in Africa and Asia?

2 Answers

2 votes

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent. It contains the geographic South Pole and is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.

User Ifedapo Olarewaju
by
7.4k points
4 votes
because Antarctica is freezing and its not as hot as Africa and asia
User Colin T Bowers
by
8.3k points