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Why did Wegener think that the Antarctic continent had been closer to the equator in the geologic past?
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Coal beds in antarctica indicated to wegener thet this continent was?
Once located closer to the equator
Is Antarctica near the equator?
No, the Antarctic is considered a separate continent.
Does the Antarctic Ocean touch the continent of North America?
The Antarctic Ocean does not touch the continent of North America. North America is entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. The Antarctic Ocean is the ocean that surrounds the South Pole, and does not reach even to the southern temperate zones, let alone to the Equator.
How did Alfred wegener use climate evidence from rocks to support his hypothesis?
A continent close to the equator has a warm and mild climate. A continent far from the equator has a colder climate. Wegener found that continents now in a colder climates have evidence that they used to be in warmer climates, or vice versa. E.g. Wegener found that Spitsbergen, an island now in the Arctic Ocean, has fossils of tropical plants, plants that lived in warm places. Spitsbergen couldn't possibly be warm when it was in the Arctic Ocean, so according to Wegener, Spitsbergen must have been located near the equator about 300 million years ago.
What are the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle compared to the Equator?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator; the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
Is antarctica in the north pole or north of the equator?
Everywhere in Chile is south of the equator.
How are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles different?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator; the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
Is the antarctic circle north of the equator?
No it is south of the equator.
What are the differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic Circles?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator: the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
Is the antarctic circle north or south from the equator?
It is south of the Equator.
Is the antarctic circle north or south or the equator?
It is south of the equator
Is the Antarctic Circle north or soth of the equator?
The Antarctic Circle is the imaginary circle 66.5 degrees south of the equator and parallel to it.
