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The term desert refers to precipitation, not temperature. Strictly speaking, Antarctica is a desert; it receives the equivalent of less than 5cm rainfall annual
by rosser 17y ago
The term desert refers to precipitation, not temperature. Strictly speaking, Antarctica is a desert; it receives the equivalent of less than 5cm rainfall annually.
- pmichaud 17y agoFor what it's worth, I actually knew that, but I didn't think the coldness would be clear in context without mentioning it.