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steve2470

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Sun Apr 23, 2017, 09:45 AM Apr 2017

-94 F at Dome A, Antarctica, and it's two months till their winter solstice [View all]

https://www.wunderground.com/aq/dome-a/zmw:00000.1.89577



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_A

Dome A or Dome Argus is the loftiest ice dome on the Antarctic Plateau, located 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) inland. It is thought to be the coldest naturally occurring place on Earth; scientists believe that temperatures can sometimes even drop below ?102 °C (?152 °F) in the winter.[citation needed] It is the highest ice feature in Antarctica, consisting of an ice dome or eminence of 4,093 metres (13,428 ft) elevation above sea level. It is located near the center of East Antarctica, approximately midway between the enormous head of Lambert Glacier and the geographic South Pole, within the Australian claim.

I never knew until now exactly what Dome A was.
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