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Standard VIII
Geography
Weather and climate
Antarctica is...
Question
Antarctica is the world's coldest continent, it is also the world's _________.
A
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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