Temperature
If Antarctica is known for anything, it's extreme cold: The
lowest natural temperature on record—-128.6°F—was recorded at Russia's Vostok Station in 1983.
Though it's generally warmer on the sea ice around Antarctica
than on the continent itself, temperatures there regularly
drop below 0°F, and Antarctic winds, which can reach
speeds up to 200 miles per hour, or over two and a half times
hurricane force, often dangerously deepen the chill. For
exposed flesh, for example, if the ambient temperature is
-20°F, a 10 mph breeze will make the effective
temperature -46°F, while a 30 mph wind will drop it to a
literally unbearable -79°F.
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