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There is always ice at the south pole too. It is colder at the south pole because it is tilted away from the sun, so the sunlight there is weaker and does not warm it up as much as it does in the north.

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Because the temperatures are so low in those areas that it is near impossible for the ice to melt creating perma-frost.

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Which regions have no landmass under the ice the north pole or the south pole?

The North Pole, as it is an imaginary point on the Arctic Ice Cap, which floats on top of the Arctic Ocean.


The North Pole is north of which island?

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Which is warmer the North or South Pole?

The North Pole, which sits on the Arctic Ocean ice, is warmer by about 30 degrees F than the South Pole, which sits on an ice sheet that stores about 90% of the Earth's store of ice.


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What is the difference in the north pole and the south pole?

They are both at separate ends of the world. The South Pole is land covered in ice and snow. The North Pole is thick ice sheets floating on the sea.


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Ice covers the north and south pole areas but what is the difference between the two areas?

There are many differences between the north and south poles. One difference is,the south pole is colder than the north pole. Another difference is, people live near the north pole and people can not live in the south pole. Another difference is that the south pole has more ice.


Are the polar ice caps in the north pole?

No. There are two polar ice caps: one around the north pole and one around the south pole.


What influences the temperature at the north pole?

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Which region has no mass under the ice the North Pole or the South Pole?

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