McMurdo Dry Valleys
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title:
McMurdo Dry Valleys
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The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of largely snow-free valleys in Antarctica, located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound. The Dry Valleys experience extremely low humidity and surrounding mountains prevent the flow of ice from nearby glaciers. The rocks here are granites and gneisses, and glacial tills dot this bedrock landscape, with loose gravel covering the ground. It is one of the driest places on Earth and is sometimes claimed to have not seen rain in nearly two million years, thou
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Snow-free valleys in Antarctica
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMurdo_Dry_Valleys
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2024-04-15T09:55:22Z
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