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Which continent is the driest on Earth despite being covered in ice?

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Antarctica

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Antarctica is the driest continent; the polar plateau receives moisture amounts comparable to hot deserts.

antarctica.gov.au: geography and geology

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Antarctica holds about 90 percent of the world's ice and around 70 percent of its fresh water. Those are different quantities, which are easy to mix up.

soe.dcceew.gov.au: physical environment

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Sources: antarctica.gov.au, soe.dcceew.gov.au