Meaning & use
Continentality
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The degree to which a region's climate is influenced by its distance from moderating ocean effects, resulting in greater temperature extremes.
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The harsh winters and scorching summers of the Siberian interior reflect its high continentality.
Coastal cities experience lower continentality than cities deep inland.
A note on using this word
A key concept in climatology used to explain why inland areas tend to have more extreme seasonal temperature swings than coastal ones.
Words with an opposite meaning
oceanicity
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