Closer to the present, Antarctica is one of the most consistently misunderstood places on the planet. Because it is so bitterly cold, the last thing most people would think to call it is a desert. But that is exactly what it is, and not just any desert. It is the largest one on Earth, covering around 5.5 million square miles.
A desert is scientifically defined as any region that receives very little precipitation, and Antarctica gets so little each year that most of its water is locked inside glaciers and ice sheets rather than falling as rain or snow.
#24 Lets Be Real, It Is Like This, US Americans Don't Know Nothing About Geography
Whether you came here for the memes or to test your trivia knowledge, hopefully you also walked away having learned something new in the process. The world is a genuinely fascinating place, far more so than most maps or textbooks give it credit for.
All the jokes and debates aside, that is something worth appreciating, and there is plenty more where that came from.
