Antarctic Bioregion

Victoria Land South / Dry Valleys

Bioregion Classification	Type Continental Antarctic Evolution of Biodiversity in Antarctica EBA region Antarctica Environmental Gradient RiSCC site
Region Description	Granite Harbour, Ross Island, McMurdo coastline
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Geology and Geographic characteristics	Ice Free Area : 5706 km2
Climate characteristics	Absolute maxiumum temperature : 10 deg C Absolute minimum temperature : -65.7 deg C Mean air temperature (annual) : -27.6 deg C Mean summer temperature (Dec, Jan, Feb) : -7 deg C Mean wind speed : 4.1 days Mean winter temperature (June, July, August) : -28.4 deg C Total daydegrees above 0 sum per year : 6.2 ?
Defined Area	75-80S, 150-180E
Diversity Data
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