Annual temperature ranges near the southern tip of Greenland, in the Bearing Sea, northern Iceland, South Georgia Island, and northern Norway are low despite their high latitude because
A) the climate is dominated by dry, frigid air masses year-round.
B) they are influenced by maritime environments.
C) higher than average precipitation for the climate type mitigates against the extreme cold weather.
D) they are oriented on sunward side of large topographic features.
B
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