Word of the day: catabatic

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent. In addition to global wind movements, Antarctica makes it's own wind. Some of the glaciers are nearly 7,000 feet deep (and high)! As cold air slides down from the glacial plateaus, there can be violent (hurricane force) and unexpected winds. These strong movements of cold air down slopes are called catabatic (or katabatic)winds.