How deep does the snow get in Antarctica?
Antarctica is the coldest, driest, windiest, and highest continent on Earth. Temperatures can drop below -89 degrees Celsius (-128 degrees Fahrenheit), and the average wind speed is 20 miles per hour. The interior is covered by a thick ice sheet that is up to 2 miles (3 kilometers) thick in some places. The ice is constantly moving and melting, so there is no standing snow in Antarctica.