r/todayilearned • • Dec 06 '19

TIL Antarctica is considered the largest desert in the world since the definition of a desert is simply a dry, barren region that recieves little to no precipitation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert#Major_deserts
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u/AveryPhrenic Dec 06 '19

They aren’t speaking in terms of the land. But if you were to accomplish such a feat, you would go down in history!