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Antarctica is the world's coldest continent, it is also the world's _________.

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Foggiest continent
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Furthest away continent
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Windiest continent
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is C Windiest continent

  • Antarctica is the southernmost continent of the earth. It is the coldest, driest and windiest continent in the world.
  • It has mostly katabatic winds which means a wind that carries high density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of gravity.
  • Such winds are sometimes also called fall winds.


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