TUNDRA
Created by Elli Kuhn
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The name literally means, a barren land; the ground here is permanently frozen 10 inches to 3 feet down, meaning trees can't grow here. Since the ground is so bare, and occasionally rocky, it can only support low growing plants. Winters are very cold and dark, while summers, when the snow and top layer of permafrost melts, it is very soggy and covered in marshes, lakes, bogs, and streams. These are the two main seasons here. The tundra is the world's coldest and driest biome, with an average temperature of -18°F that can drop to -94°F. Here it only receives about 6 - 10 inches of precipitation (mostly snow) each year, making it like a desert. During the summer the sun shines almost 24 hours a day, giving it the nickname of the Land of the Midnight Sun. It is also a windy place - winds can blow between 30 to 60 miles an hour.