McMurdo Dry Valleys

The McMurdo Dry Valleys are valleys in Antarctica that have no snow.[1] The Valleys have very low humidity and surrounding mountains stop the flow of ice from nearby glaciers. The rocks here are granites and gneisses. It is one of the driest places on Earth.[2][3]

Map of the McMurdo Sound and the Dry Valleys

References
  1. Rejcek, Peter (29 November 2007). "In the cold of the night". The Antarctic Sun. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  2. Keys, Harry (J.R.) (September 1980). "5.5 Precipitation—Other forms of precipitation". Air temperature, wind, precipitation and atmospheric humidity in the McMurdo Region, Antarctica (PDF). Antarctic Data Series. Vol. 9. Additional credits on p. 51. Victoria University of Wellington, Department of Geology. p. 41. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. Obryk, M. K.; Doran, P. T.; Fountain, A. G.; Myers, M.; McKay, C. P. (16 July 2020). "Climate From the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, 1986–2017: Surface Air Temperature Trends and Redefined Summer Season". Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 125 (13): 1. Bibcode:2020JGRD..12532180O. doi:10.1029/2019JD032180. ISSN 2169-897X. S2CID 219738421.
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