Polar deserts are regions of Earth that fall under an ice cap climate. Despite rainfall totals low enough to normally classify as a desert, they are distinguished from true deserts by their low annual temperatures and low evapotranspiration. Most polar deserts are covered in ice sheets, ice fields, or ice caps, and are also called white deserts.
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Polar deserts are the regions of Earth that fall under an ice cap climate (EF under the Köppen classification).
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Polar deserts are the regions of Earth that fall under an ice cap climate (EF under the Köppen classification). Despite rainfall totals low enough to normally classify as a desert, polar deserts are distinguished from true deserts (BWh or BWk under the Köppen classification) by low annual temperatures and
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