Antarctica is the coldest of Earth's continents.

The coldest natural air temperature

ever recorded on Earth was 128.6 F at the Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica on
21 July 1983. For comparison, this is 20 F colder than subliming dry ice at one
atmosphere of partial pressure, but since CO2 only makes up 0.039% of air,
temperatures of less than 220 F would be needed to produce dry ice snow in
Antarctica. A lower air temperature of 138.5 F was recorded in 2010 by satellite -
however it may be influenced by ground temperatures and was not recorded at a
height of 7 feet above the surface as required for the official air temperature
records. Antarctica is a frozen desert with little precipitation; the South Pole itself
receives less than 4 in per year, on average. Temperatures reach a minimum of
between 112 F and 128.6 F in the interior in winter and reach a maximum of
between 41 F and 59 F near the coast in summer. Sunburn is often a health issue
as the snow surface reflects almost all of the ultraviolet light falling on it. Given the
latitude, long periods of constant darkness or constant sunlight create climates
unfamiliar to human beings in much of the rest of the world