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polar desert

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polar desert [′pō·lər ′dez·ərt]
(geography)
A high-latitude desert where the existing moisture is frozen in ice sheets and is thus unavailable for plant growth. Also known as arctic desert.


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Indoors, and out-of-doors, the awful silence of the Polar desert reigns, for the moment, undisturbed.
 
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