Submitted by CDNEmpire t3_11jm4sd in askscience
PigHillJimster t1_jb4rigr wrote
Reply to comment by Dan19_82 in During the last ice age, how long would it have taken for the ice sheets to form? by CDNEmpire
A dessert is defined as a place where there is less than 25 cm of precipitation per year, so yes, Antarctica is considered a desert.
There are many other regions that fit this description that are very cold.
Lathari t1_jb9ge8c wrote
Dry Valleys of Antarctica have not seen rain for nearly two million years.
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