How cold is it in antartica?

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How cold is it in antartica?

Answer 1

Climate

The combination of cold air, high winds, and blowing snow makes Antarctica's climate the severest in the world. The location of Antarctica at the south pole results in only small amounts of energy being received from the sun. The temperatures are consequently very low. The Antarctic continent is surrounded by the Southern Ocean, which creates a physical barrier between Antarctica and the warmer seas and lands to the north. This creates a refrigeration of the Antarctic. It is the coldest continent on Earth, with a mean annual temperature at the South Pole of -49°C/-56°F. In 1983 a temperature of -89°C/-128°F was recorded in Antarctica at the Russian base Vostok, the lowest ever in the world.

Precipitation is largely in the form of snow or h**r-frost rather than rain, which rarely exceeds 50 mm/2 in per year (less than the Sahara Desert). The minimal snow fall makes Antarctica one of the most arid deserts on Earth. Dry valleys are unique areas that remain snow-free all the year round because of the katabatic winds that remove moisture. The Antarctic summer (the period during which the ice melts) has lengthened from 60 to 90 days since the 1970s. The average temperature on the Antarctic Peninsula has risen by approximately 2.5°C/4.5°F since monitoring started in the 1950s, a result of the greenhouse effect.

Answer 2

not cold if you have a bonfire out of whale blubber

Answer 3

very cold