ECOLOGY
BIOMES
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dry
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tropical moist
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polar
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On Earth, the only continent where the ice cap polar climate is predominant is Antarctica. All but a few isolated coastal areas on the island of Greenland also have the ice cap climate .
Detailed explanation-2: -A polar climate is a place where the climate usually has a temperature below freezing, icy, and covered in snow. These areas do not get direct heat and sunlight from the sun. Polar climates are located at the North Pole of the Arctic, and at the South Pole on the continent of Antarctica.
Detailed explanation-3: -This is known as an ice cap climate (classified as a continent where the average monthly temperature never exceeds 0°C).
Detailed explanation-4: -Greenland has an Arctic climate. About 80% of the land is covered by an ice sheet that is up to 3 km thick, while the ice-free land areas are limited to a coastal strip that is 50-300 km wide.
Detailed explanation-5: -Most of Antarctica has an ice-cap climate (Köppen classification EF) with very cold, generally extremely dry weather.