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Hottest and Coldest places on earth

Death Valley is a place where it is recorded to be the hottest place on earth. Death Valley is a deserted place in the Eastern part of California. Death Valley has a subtropical climate, with long extremely hot summers and short, mild winters, as well as a little rain. When the sun heats the ground, the heat is then radiated upward, but dense below-sea-level. Animals like the roadrunner, fox, coyote, desert cottontail, bighorn sheep.





Antarctica is undoubtedly the coldest place found in the southernmost part of the earth. Antarctica used to be ice-free until 34 million years ago when it became covered with ice. East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica. Animals like Earless seal, whales, penguins, leopard seal, killer whale, blue whale and krill live there.



Similarities:
The similarities between Antarctica and the death valley is that they both are dessert, considering the coldness in Antarctica it is considered as a desert due to the dryness of the weather. Also, both Antarctica and death valley have animals.


Differences:
The difference between Antarctica and the death valley is that death valley has a hot wheater whereas Antarctica has cold weather. Death Valley has a higher population than Antarctica.