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Though Antarctica is really really chilly it is considered a desert because it receives very little rain or snowfall. The small amount of snow that does fall does not melt but builds up over hundreds and thousands of years to form large thick ice sheets.

 

Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent on Earth. It is almost completely covered in ice. Antarctica covers the Earth?s South Pole. What Is Antarctica Like? Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. The average temperature in the winter is minus 34.4 Celsius (minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit).

 

Antarctica is the only continent with no permanent human habitation. There are however permanent human settlements where scientists and support staff live for part of the year on a rotating basis.

 

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Explore Earth's coldest continent with the latest Antarctica news articles and features from Live Science.

 

Antarctica the world?s southernmost continent is almost wholly covered by an ice sheet and is about 5.5 million square miles (14.2 million square km) in size.