Though it experiences freezing temperatures, much of Antarctica is considered a desert because it shares a key quality in common with other deserts: like all deserts, it has __________.

Deserts are defined by very low precipitation, not by heat or by a particular landscape. Antarctica receives an average of less than 10 inches of precipitation per year, mostly as snow, so much of it qualifies as a desert. Therefore, the best answer is “an average of less than 10 inches of precipitation per year.”

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