Biomes
Polar Desert
Also Known As Ice Cap
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Polar desert is the biome of the interior ice sheets and high-latitude barrens, where average annual temperature runs from about -10 C on the coast to -60 C in the highest interior and snowfall accumulates to the equivalent of only around 150 mm of water a year over the continent as a whole, rising above 1,000 mm on some coasts. The near-total absence of liquid water and warmth leaves the ground almost bare of plant life beyond hardy lichens, mosses and algae.
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Annual Precipitation (mm) Typical Low Temperature (C) Typical High Temperature (C) Cross-Tradition Connections
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Polar regions are where auroral displays (Aurora Australis over Antarctica, Aurora Borealis over the Arctic) are seen.
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