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Dry Valley

The Dry Valley in the Antarctic summer.

The Antarctic environment is very dry, during the 24-hour days of the Antarctic summer, the surface of the soil can get quite warm and dry.

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Rights: Dr Megan Balks
Published: 21 June 2007Size: 126.71 KB
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