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Antarctica is considered a desert, with annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) along the coast and far less inland. Only cold-adapted organisms survive there, including many types of algae, animals (for example mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades), bacteria, fungi, plants, and protista.
Antarctica is technically a desert continent that is located at the South Pole of the planet. Due to the frigid climate, the entire continent is covered in a massive sheet of ice, with an average thickness of 1 mile. With global climate change, there have been concerns about the increasing rate of melting ice on Antarctica. There is very little life on Antarctica besides a few animal species, mainly penguins.