Antarctica is large (1.4 times the size of the USA and 58 times the size of the UK)
Greenland, physiographically is part of the continent of North America and is small enough to be considered an island.
Antarctica is a large land mass sitting on a tectonic plate. The Arctic is an ice cap floating on the Arctic Ocean, with no land under it.
Antarctica is a continent of approximately 14,000,000 sq km. The Arctic is a sea with a floating ice cap, no land.
Because Antarctica is a land mass and the Arctic is not.
No land
In this context, Antarctica is a continent; there is no continent in the Arctic, specifically at the poles: 90 degrees.
There is only one continent in your query: Antarctica. There is no continent in the Arctic -- it is open ocean.
Antarctica is the only continent with no forest.
No, but Antarctica is.
Antarctica is a continent, the Arctic is not.
The Arctic has no land, so is not a continent. Antarctica IS a continent.
the artic is not a continent
No, The North Pole is a point in the Arctic Ocean, and the South Pole is a point on the continent of Antarctica.
Antarctica is colder than the arctic because it is a continent with high elevation, which is about 2,800 meters above sea level. The continent is considered a heat-sink for planet earth. Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic.
No. Antarctica is a continent of approximately 14,000,000 sq km. The Arctic is a floating ice sheet.
Arctic Ocean
Yes, Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic, because it is a continent. The Arctic is open water and sea ice.