Antarctica: One of the Driest Place on Earth

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You would presumably figure how does a spot brimming with ice would be the driest place on Earth? Intrigue? You'd probably think this is an impossible phenomenon.

In Antarctica, there is a zone called "the Dry Valleys where there is no downpour for around 2 million years! Basically no water or snow it's the biggest without ice locale. Close by mountains are sufficiently high that they block offshore streaming ice from arriving at the valleys.

The Dry Valleys are the Antarctic oddity.

While the majority of the landmass is canvassed in a thick layer of ice, the dry, cold Valleys are essential without ice, a parched span of general soil, little shakes, and huge stones. The Valleys are dabbed with a couple of solidified lakes, and, during the austral summer, are scratched with fleeting streams that connect the lakes with encompassing icy masses, some of which arrive at the Valley floors. This isn't what you'd hope to find in Antarctica.

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