Antarctica is also the windiest place on earth. Intense katabatic winds peel off the polar plateau to gather speeds of up to 185 mph (300 kilometers per hour) on the coast. It’s a land of blizzards and snowdrifts.
Did we say cold? Winter temperatures on the plateau can range from -40 degrees F (-40 degress C) to -94 degrees F (-70 degrees C), while summer achieves a balmy -31 degrees F (-35 degrees C).
The coasts and the Peninsula are much warmer. Mid-summer temperatures on the peninsula can reach 60 degrees F (nearly 15 degrees C), and the East Antarctic coast gets up to a whopping 32 degrees F (0 degrees C).
Here’s the good news: Most Antarctic expeditions travel to the coastal regions and the Peninsula.
[TRIP TRIVIA: Some tourists
Did we say cold? Winter temperatures on the plateau can range from -40 degrees F (-40 degress C) to -94 degrees F (-70 degrees C), while summer achieves a balmy -31 degrees F (-35 degrees C).
The coasts and the Peninsula are much warmer. Mid-summer temperatures on the peninsula can reach 60 degrees F (nearly 15 degrees C), and the East Antarctic coast gets up to a whopping 32 degrees F (0 degrees C).
Here’s the good news: Most Antarctic expeditions travel to the coastal regions and the Peninsula.
[TRIP TRIVIA: Some tourists