Why is Antartica cold?

antartica - coldest continent
@navinshan (3933)
Canada
November 3, 2006 8:38pm CST
Just curious to know why it is the coldest continent
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13 responses
• United States
4 Nov 06
It is at the bottom of the planet. That is why.
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@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
thanks a lot for your response
@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
5 Nov 06
maybe, who really knows?
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
oh yeah, thats right
• United States
4 Nov 06
It's cold because of where it is. Since Antarctica is so close to the south pole, the sun's rays hit it at a low angle, and a lower angle means less energy gets there so it is colder.
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@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
thanks a lot for your response
@RealIolo (1854)
• United States
4 Nov 06
right
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@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
5 Nov 06
Is the north pole colder, seeing as santa lives there? :)) :))
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
thanks a lot for your response
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
5 Nov 06
...that's what I'd say too.. it's angle from the sun.. I think the north pole is just as cold..?
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
thanks a lot for your response
• India
5 Nov 06
i don't knw
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
try
• United States
5 Nov 06
Because they got a lot of air conditioning down there. The lucky jerks.
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
thanks a lot for your response
@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
5 Nov 06
I'm not sure, why is anything the way they are and working on this earth? I think it's all god's will.
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
thanks a lot for your response
@istanto (8548)
• Indonesia
4 Nov 06
Antartica not to much received sun energy that's why cold on there.
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
thanks a lot for your response
• India
5 Nov 06
it is so because sun's ray does'nt fall in this area directly
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
thanks a lot for your response
@RealIolo (1854)
• United States
4 Nov 06
Is it colder then the north pole? They are cold because they are further from the sun and because the suns rays has to go through more atmosphere then at the equator. At the equator the suns rays go through the direct line thickness of the atmosphere but at the poles, because of the angle the rays have to go through to reach the surface of the earth the thickness of the atmosphere is greater.
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
thanks a lot for your response
@oresal (1350)
• El Salvador
4 Nov 06
thats cause the sun doesnt hit directly
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
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@justkaren (107)
• United States
5 Nov 06
'Cause.
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
thanks a lot for your response
• India
4 Nov 06
less sunlite reaches there
@navinshan (3933)
• Canada
5 Nov 06
thanks a lot for your response