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Antarctica is the driest continent. Answer true or false.
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- driest
- lowest average annual precipitation across the continent's landmass
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- , australian antarctic program, antarctic geography and geology (https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/geography-and-geology/); british antarctic survey, antarctic factsheet (https://www.bas.ac.uk/about/education-and-schools/antarctic-factsheet/). both state antarctica is the driest continent., australian antarctic program, antarctic geography and geology: https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/geography-and-geology/, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopedia britannica, 'antarctica' entry: antarctica is the driest continent, with the interior receiving well under 50mm of precipitation per year, making it a polar desert, national geographic / british antarctic survey: antarctica averages under 200mm (as little as 50mm in the interior) of precipitation annually, classifying it as the world's largest cold desert and the driest continent, drier than the sahara., national geographic / british antarctic survey: antarctica is a polar desert, receiving on average under 200mm of precipitation per year, making it the driest continent on earth., national geographic / british antarctic survey: antarctica is classified as a desert, receiving less than 200mm of precipitation annually on the coast and under 50mm inland, making it the driest continent on earth by average precipitation., national geographic / noaa national centers for environmental information: antarctica is classified as a desert, receiving less than 51 mm (2 in) of precipitation per year on average, the lowest of any continent., national geographic / noaa: antarctica is a polar desert, averaging under 200mm (parts under 50mm) of precipitation per year, making it the driest continent by precipitation, national geographic / noaa: antarctica is classified as a desert and receives the lowest average annual precipitation of any continent (under 200mm, and under 50mm in the interior), making it the driest continent on earth., national geographic / noaa: antarctica is classified as a desert, receiving an average of about 166 mm (6.5 in) of precipitation per year, the lowest of any continent, national geographic / noaa: antarctica receives less than 200mm (often under 50mm in the interior) of precipitation per year, making it earth's largest desert and driest continent, despite holding most of the world's fresh water as ice, national geographic and noaa/british antarctic survey reference material describe antarctica as a polar desert with average annual precipitation of about 166 mm (and under 50 mm in the interior), the lowest of any continent, making it the driest continent on earth despite holding most of the world's fresh water as ice., national geographic encyclopedic entry "antarctica": antarctica is classified as a desert, with an average annual precipitation of only about 166 mm (mostly as snow), making it the driest continent on earth; the interior receives less than 50 mm per year, comparable to or drier than the sahara., national geographic encyclopedic entry "desert" / british antarctic survey climate facts: antarctica averages under 200mm of precipitation per year (under 50mm in the interior), making it earth's largest desert and driest continent by average annual precipitation, ahead of the sahara and australia., national geographic encyclopedic entry 'antarctica' (education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/antarctica) and noaa national centers for environmental information, both stating antarctica averages about 166 mm (6.5 in) of precipitation per year, the lowest of any continent, qualifying it as a polar desert and the driest continent on earth., national geographic society encyclopedic entry on antarctica, which states antarctica is the driest continent on earth, receiving an average of only 51 mm (2 in) of precipitation per year, qualifying most of it as desert, national snow and ice data center (nsidc), "antarctica: a frozen desert" (nsidc.org) - the continental interior averages under 50mm of precipitation per year, making antarctica the driest continent on earth (also confirmed by the british antarctic survey's antarctic climate overview)., national snow and ice data center (nsidc), 'all about antarctica' fact sheet: antarctica averages about 166 mm (6.5 in) of precipitation per year, making it the driest continent on earth (parts of the interior receive under 50 mm/year)., national snow and ice data center (nsidc), 'antarctic climate' — antarctica is classified as the largest polar desert on earth, with average annual precipitation over the continent's interior below 50mm water equivalent, making it the driest continent, noaa national centers for environmental information, 'antarctica: earth's southernmost continent' (ncei.noaa.gov) states antarctica receives less than 200mm of precipitation per year on average, making it the driest continent on earth; national geographic encyclopedic entry 'antarctica' similarly describes it as a polar desert and the driest continent., noaa national centers for environmental information: antarctica is classified as a polar desert, with the continental interior receiving less than 50mm (2 inches) of precipitation per year, making it the driest continent on earth, drier than the sahara desert., www.antarctica.gov.au, www.bas.ac.uk, www.nationalgeographic.org, www.usgs.gov
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#355trueNational Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), 'All About Antarctica' fact sheet: Antarctica averages about 166 mm (6.5 in) of precipitation per year, making it the driest continent on Earth (parts of the interior receive under 50 mm/year).
#668truefrom www.antarctica.gov.au
#15truefrom www.antarctica.gov.au
#6trueNational Geographic / British Antarctic Survey: Antarctica is classified as a desert, receiving less than 200mm of precipitation annually on the coast and under 50mm inland, making it the driest continent on Earth by average precipitation.
#527trueNational Geographic / NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: Antarctica is classified as a desert, receiving less than 51 mm (2 in) of precipitation per year on average, the lowest of any continent.70 more
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