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Continental climate
- A continental climate, associated with large landmasses and characterized by an extreme annual range of temperature, prevails over a large part of Asia.
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Asia is dominated by a varied mix of climate regions. Polar, subarctic, and temperate climates occur along the continent's northern and northeastern fringes; arid and highland climates occur in the continent's interior and southwestern reaches; and a mix of grassland and tropical rainforest climates occur along its southern fringe. (more)
Most geographers apply the term exclusively to the northern latitudes of North America, Europe, and Asia. A microthermal climate may include the temperate climate of Boston, Massachusetts; the coniferous forests of southern Scandinavia ; and the boreal ecosystem of northern Siberia .
North Asia or Northern Asia is the northern region of Asia, which is defined in geographical terms and is coextensive with the Asian part of Russia and consists of three federal districts of Russia: Ural, Siberian, and the Far Eastern.
The Southern sections of Asia are mild to hot, while far northeastern areas such as Siberia are very cold, and East Asia has a temperate climate. The highest temperature recorded in Asia was 54 °C (at Ahvaz Airport, Iran on June 29, 2017 and at Tirat Zvi, Israel on June 21, 1942).
The major factors that influence Asia’s climate pattern are its huge land area, its location between the tropics and the Arctic, and its great range in elevations from sea level to high plateaus and mountains.
The term steppe climate denotes a semi-arid climate, which is encountered in regions too dry to support a forest, but not dry enough to be a desert. Steppes are usually characterized by a semi-arid or continental [ citation needed ] climate.
The continent extends over some 6,000 miles (9,654 km) from east to west along the 40°N and well over 5,300 miles (8,527 km) from north to south along longitude of 105°E (both 40°N, and 105°E being central in the landmass). Another climatic control is the distribution of land and water.
