Antarctic Desert
LocationAntarctica
Area14,200,000 km2
ContinentAntarctica
TypePolar
About Antarctic Desert
The largest desert on Earth. Receives less than 200 mm precipitation per year. Contains 90% of the worlds ice and 70% of its freshwater. The coldest temperature recorded was -89.2C at Vostok Station. Despite the ice, the Dry Valleys have had no rain for 2 million years.